School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9577 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.9577 GPI. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.9577 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7128 GPI, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7128 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7187 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7285 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7365 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7472 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7517 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7536 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7691 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7815 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7863 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7979 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8077 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8088 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8076 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8125 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8155 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.821 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8321 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8136 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8403 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8306 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.838 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8434 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8429 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8447 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8395 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8426 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8416 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8386 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.847 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8511 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8584 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8577 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8652 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8731 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8823 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8943 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9036 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9107 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9189 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9247 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.923 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9366 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9439 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9499 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9561 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.954 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9562 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9574 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9575 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9577 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7486 GPI | 0.7128 GPI | 0.7863 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8157 GPI | 0.7979 GPI | 0.8403 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8409 GPI | 0.8306 GPI | 0.847 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8815 GPI | 0.8511 GPI | 0.9189 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9459 GPI | 0.923 GPI | 0.9575 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9577 GPI | 0.9577 GPI | 0.9577 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9577 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9577 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7128 GPI in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.