Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7908 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.7908 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
104th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.9041 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.7697 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
24
1999–2022

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1999–2022

00.20.40.60.811999201020221999: 0.841 GPIA2000: 0.836 GPIA2001: 0.88 GPIA2002: 0.856 GPIA2003: 0.854 GPIA2004: 0.883 GPIA2005: 0.856 GPIA2006: 0.873 GPIA2007: 0.887 GPIA2008: 0.865 GPIA2009: 0.872 GPIA2010: 0.885 GPIA2011: 0.77 GPIA2012: 0.871 GPIA2013: 0.833 GPIA2014: 0.777 GPIA2015: 0.904 GPIA2016: 0.773 GPIA2017: 0.843 GPIA2018: 0.813 GPIA2019: 0.842 GPIA2020: 0.898 GPIA2021: 0.811 GPIA2022: 0.791 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2022, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 0.7908 GPIA.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.9041 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7697 GPIA, in 2011.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 104th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1999 to 2022.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.8407 GPIA
2000 0.8355 GPIA -0.6%
2001 0.8797 GPIA +5.3%
2002 0.8562 GPIA -2.7%
2003 0.8542 GPIA -0.2%
2004 0.8833 GPIA +3.4%
2005 0.8558 GPIA -3.1%
2006 0.8734 GPIA +2.0%
2007 0.8874 GPIA +1.6%
2008 0.8649 GPIA -2.5%
2009 0.8716 GPIA +0.8%
2010 0.8854 GPIA +1.6%
2011 0.7697 GPIA -13.1%
2012 0.8711 GPIA +13.2%
2013 0.8334 GPIA -4.3%
2014 0.7772 GPIA -6.7%
2015 0.9041 GPIA +16.3%
2016 0.7731 GPIA -14.5%
2017 0.843 GPIA +9.0%
2018 0.8133 GPIA -3.5%
2019 0.842 GPIA +3.5%
2020 0.8978 GPIA +6.6%
2021 0.8115 GPIA -9.6%
2022 0.7908 GPIA -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8407 GPIA 0.8407 GPIA 0.8407 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8662 GPIA 0.8355 GPIA 0.8874 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8312 GPIA 0.7697 GPIA 0.9041 GPIA 10
2020s 0.8334 GPIA 0.7908 GPIA 0.8978 GPIA 3

Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

  1. 101 Kenya 0.7533 GPIA compare
  2. 102 Timor-Leste 0.753 GPIA compare
  3. 103 Bahamas 0.7523 GPIA compare
  4. 104 Hong Kong, China 0.7495 GPIA compare
  5. 105 Albania 0.7484 GPIA compare
  6. 106 Portugal 0.7455 GPIA compare
  7. 107 Andorra 0.7437 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 397 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.7908 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9041 GPIA in 2015.
What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7697 GPIA in 2011.
How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 104th out of 214 groups with data for 2022.
Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,759 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release