School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.9577 GPI, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.9577 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7128 GPI, in 1970.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it 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, 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
- 30 Burkina Faso 1.02 GPI compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 1.02 GPI compare
- 32 India 1.02 GPI compare
- 33 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPI compare
- 34 Belgium 1.01 GPI compare
- 35 Malaysia 1.01 GPI compare
- 36 Burundi 1.01 GPI compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7128 GPI in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.