Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.9%
in 2020
All-time low
66.8%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 98.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 99.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 138th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68.3% | — |
| 1971 | 66.8% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 68.0% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 69.1% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 70.8% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 72.4% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 75.9% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 78.8% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 82.7% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 85.2% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 87.0% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 88.3% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 85.8% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 83.2% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 81.5% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 81.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 81.7% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 84.7% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 85.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.6% | 66.8% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.2% | 81.0% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 80.4% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 88.0% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 97.4% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release