Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8885 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.8885 GPI, measured 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 peaked at 0.8885 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7761 GPI, in 2007.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8099 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.8149 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8295 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.819 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8111 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.786 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8071 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7898 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7896 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7888 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7761 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7839 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 | 0.8345 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 | 0.8828 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8885 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8181 GPI | 0.8099 GPI | 0.8295 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7948 GPI | 0.7761 GPI | 0.819 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8351 GPI | 0.7968 GPI | 0.8721 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8851 GPI | 0.8804 GPI | 0.8885 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 183 Tajikistan 0.7981 GPI compare
- 184 Iraq 0.7729 GPI compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 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 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.8885 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8885 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7761 GPI in 2007.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 186th 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?
- 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 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