Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 0.9597 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9597 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
177th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9597 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.7439 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
48
1976–2023
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa is 0.9597 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9597 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7439 GPIA, in 1982.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 177th out of 219 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.7522 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.7483 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7473 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7512 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7479 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7442 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7439 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7454 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7468 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7493 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7547 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7609 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7646 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7741 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7756 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7854 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7936 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7945 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7941 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7928 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7986 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8038 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8077 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8187 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8255 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8216 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8174 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8138 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8092 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8105 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8143 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8177 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8177 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8291 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8497 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.863 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.876 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8686 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8828 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8939 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9059 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9168 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9322 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9449 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9455 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9536 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9597 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7498 GPIA | 0.7473 GPIA | 0.7522 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7532 GPIA | 0.7439 GPIA | 0.7741 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7965 GPIA | 0.7756 GPIA | 0.8187 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8177 GPIA | 0.8092 GPIA | 0.8291 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8829 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 0.9322 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9509 GPIA | 0.9449 GPIA | 0.9597 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9597 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9597 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7439 GPIA in 1982.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 177th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release