School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.7942 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 is 0.7942 GPI, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 0.7942 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5166 GPI, in 1990.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 36th out of 43 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, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6354 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 | 0.5953 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5831 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5655 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5472 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5402 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 | 0.6965 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 | 0.7172 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7263 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7249 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7345 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7453 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7541 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7671 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7789 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7873 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7942 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 | 0.5402 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 | 0.7352 GPI | 0.6944 GPI | 0.7789 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7908 GPI | 0.7873 GPI | 0.7942 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- 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, total 526.96 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.7942 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7942 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5166 GPI in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.