Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7667 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1985–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.7667 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7667 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5569 GPIA, in 1985.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5569 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.561 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5669 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5738 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5769 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5841 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5924 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5915 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5981 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6051 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6148 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6244 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6357 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6439 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6525 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.648 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6557 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6536 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6627 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6639 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6666 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7106 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6799 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6858 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6876 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.696 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7085 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7186 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7254 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7338 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7418 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7494 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7561 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7621 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7667 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5671 GPIA | 0.5569 GPIA | 0.5769 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.6143 GPIA | 0.5841 GPIA | 0.6525 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6714 GPIA | 0.648 GPIA | 0.7106 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7358 GPIA | 0.696 GPIA | 0.7667 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- 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 32.02 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)
- 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.7667 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7667 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5569 GPIA in 1985.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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/