Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
23rd
of 183 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.03 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 23rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- 20 Naoero 1.06 GPIA compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 1.06 GPIA compare
- 22 Tonga 1.06 GPIA compare
- 23 Belize 1.06 GPIA compare
- 24 Timor-Leste 1.06 GPIA compare
- 25 Ecuador 1.05 GPIA compare
- 26 Seychelles 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 23rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Sub-saharan 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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February 2026 Data Release