School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9974 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.9974 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9404 GPI, in 2002.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.9875 GPI | — |
| 1984 | 0.9864 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9895 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9785 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9937 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9914 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9811 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9789 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9751 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9723 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9692 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9599 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9711 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9763 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9796 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9404 GPI | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9769 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9885 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9965 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9955 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9703 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9972 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9978 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9968 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9974 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9854 GPI | 0.9785 GPI | 0.9895 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.977 GPI | 0.9599 GPI | 0.9937 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9843 GPI | 0.9404 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9968 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 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 32.02 million number (2019)
- 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 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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.9974 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9404 GPI in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.