Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7962 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.7962 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
103rd
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.9039 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.7702 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
24
1999–2022

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1999–2022

00.20.40.60.811999201020221999: 0.841 GPIA2000: 0.838 GPIA2001: 0.88 GPIA2002: 0.857 GPIA2003: 0.855 GPIA2004: 0.884 GPIA2005: 0.856 GPIA2006: 0.874 GPIA2007: 0.888 GPIA2008: 0.866 GPIA2009: 0.872 GPIA2010: 0.886 GPIA2011: 0.77 GPIA2012: 0.872 GPIA2013: 0.833 GPIA2014: 0.778 GPIA2015: 0.904 GPIA2016: 0.773 GPIA2017: 0.842 GPIA2018: 0.813 GPIA2019: 0.842 GPIA2020: 0.899 GPIA2021: 0.818 GPIA2022: 0.796 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 0.7962 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.9039 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7702 GPIA, in 2011.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 103rd of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2022.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.8414 GPIA
2000 0.8377 GPIA -0.4%
2001 0.8803 GPIA +5.1%
2002 0.8571 GPIA -2.6%
2003 0.8548 GPIA -0.3%
2004 0.8837 GPIA +3.4%
2005 0.8563 GPIA -3.1%
2006 0.8739 GPIA +2.1%
2007 0.8879 GPIA +1.6%
2008 0.8657 GPIA -2.5%
2009 0.8724 GPIA +0.8%
2010 0.8862 GPIA +1.6%
2011 0.7702 GPIA -13.1%
2012 0.8719 GPIA +13.2%
2013 0.8332 GPIA -4.4%
2014 0.7777 GPIA -6.7%
2015 0.9039 GPIA +16.2%
2016 0.7734 GPIA -14.4%
2017 0.8424 GPIA +8.9%
2018 0.8127 GPIA -3.5%
2019 0.8424 GPIA +3.7%
2020 0.8995 GPIA +6.8%
2021 0.8179 GPIA -9.1%
2022 0.7962 GPIA -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8414 GPIA 0.8414 GPIA 0.8414 GPIA 1
2000s 0.867 GPIA 0.8377 GPIA 0.8879 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8314 GPIA 0.7702 GPIA 0.9039 GPIA 10
2020s 0.8379 GPIA 0.7962 GPIA 0.8995 GPIA 3

Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

  1. 100 Austria 0.7534 GPIA compare
  2. 101 Kenya 0.7533 GPIA compare
  3. 102 Timor-Leste 0.753 GPIA compare
  4. 103 Bahamas 0.7523 GPIA compare
  5. 104 Hong Kong, China 0.7495 GPIA compare
  6. 105 Albania 0.7484 GPIA compare
  7. 106 Portugal 0.7455 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.7962 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9039 GPIA in 2015.
What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7702 GPIA in 2011.
How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 103rd 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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