Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
66th
of 183 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
17
2007–2023

Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2007–2023

00.250.50.7512007201520232007: 1 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 1 GPIA2010: 1 GPIA2011: 1.1 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 1.01 GPIA for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2007.

That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 66th out of 183 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2007 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
2007 1.01 GPIA
2008 1.01 GPIA +0.3%
2009 1.04 GPIA +2.8%
2010 1.04 GPIA +0.8%
2011 1.06 GPIA +1.7%
2012 1.04 GPIA -2.3%
2013 1.04 GPIA +0.0%
2014 1.04 GPIA -0.1%
2015 1.03 GPIA -0.6%
2016 1.03 GPIA -0.3%
2017 1.02 GPIA -0.5%
2018 1.03 GPIA +0.7%
2019 1.02 GPIA -0.5%
2020 1.02 GPIA -0.8%
2021 1.02 GPIA +0.2%
2022 1.01 GPIA -0.8%
2023 1.01 GPIA -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.02 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 3
2010s 1.04 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 10
2020s 1.01 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

  1. 63 Solomon Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
  2. 64 Paraguay 1.02 GPIA compare
  3. 65 Uruguay 1.02 GPIA compare
  4. 66 Liberia 1.02 GPIA compare
  5. 67 Benin 1.02 GPIA compare
  6. 68 Burundi 1.02 GPIA compare
  7. 69 Netherlands 1.02 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 343 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2011.
What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2007.
How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 66th out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
343 places, 5,134 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release