Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.09 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 1.09 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.1 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9459 GPI, in 1971.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9459 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9537 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9648 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9555 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9631 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9733 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9737 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9767 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.975 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9738 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.968 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.973 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9617 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9608 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9589 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9538 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9582 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9838 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9803 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9831 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9814 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9738 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9686 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9734 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9667 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9646 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9758 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9808 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9694 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9733 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9645 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9604 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9697 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9732 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9814 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9845 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9987 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9646 GPI | 0.9459 GPI | 0.9767 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9672 GPI | 0.9538 GPI | 0.9838 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9738 GPI | 0.9646 GPI | 0.9831 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9817 GPI | 0.9604 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 3 Burundi 1.23 GPI compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 1.23 GPI compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 1.21 GPI compare
- 6 Suriname 1.18 GPI compare
- 7 Nicaragua 1.17 GPI compare
- 8 Rwanda 1.15 GPI compare
- 9 Madagascar 1.11 GPI compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1.09 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9459 GPI in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.