Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9434 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.9434 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2018.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.9438 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8348 GPI, in 1998.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8385 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.8348 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8411 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8421 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8475 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8442 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8503 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8575 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8667 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.876 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8828 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.893 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9015 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.909 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9097 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9246 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9327 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.937 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9438 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9422 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9433 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9434 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8381 GPI | 0.8348 GPI | 0.8411 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8661 GPI | 0.8421 GPI | 0.9015 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9317 GPI | 0.909 GPI | 0.9438 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (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 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9434 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8348 GPI in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.