Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
50th
of 219 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.5252 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 1.01 GPIA for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5252 GPIA, in 1970.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 50th of 219 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5252 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5304 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5557 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5687 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5813 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5932 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6139 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6306 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.66 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6781 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7011 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7102 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7319 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7695 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7692 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7776 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7826 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7829 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7722 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7864 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8052 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7968 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8214 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8253 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8315 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8431 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.851 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8495 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8617 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8419 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8262 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8153 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.813 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8204 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8373 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8641 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8693 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8936 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9241 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9364 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.928 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9544 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9732 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9841 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9924 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9877 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9783 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9903 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5799 GPIA | 0.5252 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7475 GPIA | 0.6781 GPIA | 0.7829 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8272 GPIA | 0.7864 GPIA | 0.8617 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8505 GPIA | 0.813 GPIA | 0.9241 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9765 GPIA | 0.928 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9967 GPIA | 0.9783 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 47 Liberia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 48 Lebanon 1.04 GPIA compare
- 49 Botswana 1.04 GPIA compare
- 50 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA compare
- 51 Brunei Darussalam 1.04 GPIA compare
- 52 United Arab Emirates 1.03 GPIA compare
- 53 Eswatini 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5252 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 50th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release