School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern

Africa Eastern and Southern: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.944 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.944 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
37th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.9445 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.7581 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2020

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Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.944 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.9445 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7581 GPI, in 1970.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.7581 GPI
1971 0.7594 GPI +0.2%
1972 0.7654 GPI +0.8%
1973 0.7705 GPI +0.7%
1974 0.7812 GPI +1.4%
1975 0.7842 GPI +0.4%
1976 0.7826 GPI -0.2%
1977 0.7894 GPI +0.9%
1978 0.7974 GPI +1.0%
1979 0.8016 GPI +0.5%
1980 0.8119 GPI +1.3%
1981 0.8216 GPI +1.2%
1982 0.8269 GPI +0.6%
1983 0.8303 GPI +0.4%
1984 0.836 GPI +0.7%
1985 0.8315 GPI -0.5%
1986 0.8368 GPI +0.6%
1987 0.8533 GPI +2.0%
1988 0.8479 GPI -0.6%
1989 0.8605 GPI +1.5%
1990 0.8704 GPI +1.1%
1991 0.8747 GPI +0.5%
1992 0.8781 GPI +0.4%
1993 0.8821 GPI +0.5%
1994 0.8791 GPI -0.3%
1995 0.8699 GPI -1.0%
1996 0.8671 GPI -0.3%
1997 0.8667 GPI -0.0%
1998 0.8652 GPI -0.2%
1999 0.8778 GPI +1.5%
2000 0.8758 GPI -0.2%
2001 0.8764 GPI +0.1%
2002 0.8745 GPI -0.2%
2003 0.8771 GPI +0.3%
2004 0.8802 GPI +0.4%
2005 0.887 GPI +0.8%
2006 0.8939 GPI +0.8%
2007 0.8942 GPI +0.0%
2008 0.9016 GPI +0.8%
2009 0.9096 GPI +0.9%
2010 0.9142 GPI +0.5%
2011 0.9083 GPI -0.6%
2012 0.9157 GPI +0.8%
2013 0.9267 GPI +1.2%
2014 0.9322 GPI +0.6%
2015 0.9392 GPI +0.7%
2016 0.9445 GPI +0.6%
2017 0.9434 GPI -0.1%
2018 0.9404 GPI -0.3%
2019 0.9412 GPI +0.1%
2020 0.944 GPI +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.779 GPI 0.7581 GPI 0.8016 GPI 10
1980s 0.8357 GPI 0.8119 GPI 0.8605 GPI 10
1990s 0.8731 GPI 0.8652 GPI 0.8821 GPI 10
2000s 0.887 GPI 0.8745 GPI 0.9096 GPI 10
2010s 0.9306 GPI 0.9083 GPI 0.9445 GPI 10
2020s 0.944 GPI 0.944 GPI 0.944 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern

  1. 34 Mauritius 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 35 Bahrain 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 36 Cambodia 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 37 Nicaragua 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 38 Timor-Leste 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 39 Jamaica 1.03 GPI compare
  7. 40 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.03 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.944 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
The highest recorded value was 0.9445 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7581 GPI in 1970.
How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.