Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7648 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.7648 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7648 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5201 GPIA, in 1990.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6874 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.685 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.665 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.65 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6372 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6263 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6173 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6047 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5871 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5698 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.563 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5507 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5461 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5453 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5448 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5366 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5347 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5469 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5272 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5238 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5201 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5369 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5555 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5706 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6052 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.622 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6398 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6552 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6779 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6992 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6999 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6913 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6977 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6832 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6933 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6958 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7071 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7066 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6994 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7065 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7039 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6886 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7123 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7225 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7222 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7325 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.743 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7522 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7648 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.633 GPIA | 0.5698 GPIA | 0.6874 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5419 GPIA | 0.5238 GPIA | 0.563 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6083 GPIA | 0.5201 GPIA | 0.6992 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6981 GPIA | 0.6832 GPIA | 0.7071 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7269 GPIA | 0.6886 GPIA | 0.7648 GPIA | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9955 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.7648 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7648 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5201 GPIA in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 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 (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/