Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa stood at 1.02 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9473 GPIA, in 2002.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 50th of 207 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9558 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9506 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9473 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9525 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9557 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9537 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9525 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9693 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.967 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9839 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9843 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9917 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9797 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9787 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9897 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9937 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9588 GPIA | 0.9473 GPIA | 0.9839 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9961 GPIA | 0.9787 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Africa was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9473 GPIA in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 50th out of 207 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release