School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8621 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.8621 GPI. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.8621 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6558 GPI, in 1990.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7396 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7813 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7266 GPI | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7551 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7426 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7281 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7246 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7195 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7021 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6934 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6923 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6952 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.671 GPI | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6763 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6841 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6745 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6758 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.674 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6737 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6765 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6558 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6617 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.678 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6809 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7266 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7268 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7362 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7419 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7599 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7739 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7797 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7786 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7987 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7805 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.786 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7909 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8097 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8074 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7918 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7851 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7762 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7615 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7994 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8111 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8076 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.808 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8182 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8354 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8454 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8501 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8601 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8621 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7313 GPI | 0.6934 GPI | 0.7813 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6794 GPI | 0.671 GPI | 0.6952 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7142 GPI | 0.6558 GPI | 0.7739 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7908 GPI | 0.7786 GPI | 0.8097 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8113 GPI | 0.7615 GPI | 0.8501 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8611 GPI | 0.8601 GPI | 0.8621 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 33 Kuwait 1.39 GPI compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 1.39 GPI compare
- 35 Botswana 1.39 GPI compare
- 36 Malta 1.38 GPI compare
- 37 New Zealand 1.38 GPI compare
- 38 Palestine, State of 1.38 GPI compare
- 39 Panama 1.37 GPI compare
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.8621 GPI in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8621 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6558 GPI in 1990.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.