School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.7941 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.7941 GPI, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7941 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5166 GPI, in 1990.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6353 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6616 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6181 GPI | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6271 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6141 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6041 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5952 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5831 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5654 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5472 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5401 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5317 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.522 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5228 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5286 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5218 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.523 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.537 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5198 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5182 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5166 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5333 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5537 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5652 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6038 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6171 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6335 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.647 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6698 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.692 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6941 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6889 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6958 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6837 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6964 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7014 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7138 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.714 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7064 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7131 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7091 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6944 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7171 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7263 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7249 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7344 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7452 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.754 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.767 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7788 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7873 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7941 GPI | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6051 GPI | 0.5472 GPI | 0.6616 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5265 GPI | 0.5182 GPI | 0.5401 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6032 GPI | 0.5166 GPI | 0.692 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7008 GPI | 0.6837 GPI | 0.714 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7351 GPI | 0.6944 GPI | 0.7788 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7907 GPI | 0.7873 GPI | 0.7941 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 37 New Zealand 1.38 GPI compare
- 38 Palestine, State of 1.38 GPI compare
- 39 Panama 1.37 GPI compare
- 40 British Virgin Islands 1.37 GPI compare
- 41 Puerto Rico 1.37 GPI compare
- 42 Poland 1.37 GPI compare
- 43 Cape Verde 1.36 GPI compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (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 15-64 56.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.7941 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7941 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5166 GPI in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.