School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9019 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central, 1970–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.9019 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9019 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.413 GPI, in 1984.
Africa Western and Central ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4711 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.4716 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4793 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4974 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.493 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4901 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4856 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4816 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.504 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4992 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4865 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5089 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.53 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.454 GPI | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.413 GPI | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5147 GPI | +24.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6281 GPI | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6669 GPI | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6617 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6623 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6564 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6686 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6769 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6865 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6949 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7019 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7167 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7285 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7317 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7486 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7284 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7303 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6882 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7149 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7265 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7448 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7408 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.73 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7614 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7841 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7983 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7965 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8317 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8435 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8361 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8545 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8549 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8758 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.894 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9019 GPI | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4873 GPI | 0.4711 GPI | 0.504 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5526 GPI | 0.413 GPI | 0.6669 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7011 GPI | 0.6564 GPI | 0.7486 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7349 GPI | 0.6882 GPI | 0.7841 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8487 GPI | 0.7965 GPI | 0.9019 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Africa Western and Central
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.77 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 35.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1455 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Western and Central was 0.9019 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9019 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.413 GPI in 1984.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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, secondary (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 secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.