Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9433 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.9433 GPI, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9438 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8345 GPI, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8382 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.8345 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8408 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8418 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8472 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8439 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8501 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8572 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8665 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8758 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8827 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8928 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9014 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9089 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9096 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9245 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9326 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9369 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9438 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9422 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9432 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9433 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8378 GPI | 0.8345 GPI | 0.8408 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.866 GPI | 0.8418 GPI | 0.9014 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9317 GPI | 0.9089 GPI | 0.9438 GPI | 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 16.21 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 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 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)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.9433 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9438 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8345 GPI in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.