Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8884 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 0.8884 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.8884 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.776 GPI, in 2007.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 188th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8099 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.8148 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8294 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8189 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.811 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7859 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.807 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7897 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7896 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7887 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.776 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7838 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7964 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7973 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7968 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8148 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8319 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8356 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8344 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8506 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8571 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8604 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8721 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8876 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8865 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8804 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8827 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8884 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.818 GPI | 0.8099 GPI | 0.8294 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7947 GPI | 0.776 GPI | 0.8189 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8351 GPI | 0.7968 GPI | 0.8721 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8851 GPI | 0.8804 GPI | 0.8884 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- 185 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7549 GPI compare
- 186 Liechtenstein 0.753 GPI compare
- 187 Benin 0.7303 GPI compare
- 188 Yemen 0.705 GPI compare
- 189 Guinea 0.6354 GPI compare
- 190 Chad 0.6322 GPI compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6147 GPI compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.8884 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8884 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.776 GPI in 2007.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release