School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9003 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (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, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.9003 GPI, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.9003 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5947 GPI, in 1984.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 37th 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, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6893 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6873 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6848 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6899 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6896 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6797 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.672 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6651 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6642 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6539 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6447 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6487 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6548 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6166 GPI | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5947 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.651 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7134 GPI | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7349 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7398 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7476 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7604 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7701 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7796 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7851 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7868 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8053 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8123 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8158 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8158 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8172 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8022 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7967 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7771 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7837 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.781 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7878 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7861 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7778 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7971 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8099 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8214 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8281 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8478 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8613 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8622 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8678 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8746 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8848 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8928 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.894 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9003 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6776 GPI | 0.6539 GPI | 0.6899 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6746 GPI | 0.5947 GPI | 0.7476 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7948 GPI | 0.7604 GPI | 0.8172 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7899 GPI | 0.7771 GPI | 0.8099 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8635 GPI | 0.8214 GPI | 0.894 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9003 GPI | 0.9003 GPI | 0.9003 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 34 Marshall Islands 1.09 GPI compare
- 35 Palestine 1.09 GPI compare
- 36 South Africa 1.09 GPI compare
- 37 Seychelles 1.09 GPI compare
- 38 Bahrain 1.09 GPI compare
- 39 Myanmar 1.09 GPI compare
- 40 Costa Rica 1.09 GPI compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.9003 GPI in 2020, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9003 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5947 GPI in 1984.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, 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.