Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9566 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.9566 GPI. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.9566 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7869 GPI, in 1998.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7869 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.7893 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8008 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8057 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8112 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8113 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8229 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8389 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8572 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8717 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8883 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.905 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9131 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9196 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9264 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9289 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9355 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9359 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9372 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9471 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.955 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9566 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7881 GPI | 0.7869 GPI | 0.7893 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8413 GPI | 0.8008 GPI | 0.905 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9355 GPI | 0.9131 GPI | 0.9566 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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 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 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 0.78 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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.9566 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9566 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7869 GPI in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for lower secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for 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.