Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.9958 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9958 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
101st
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9958 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9168 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.9958 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.9958 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9168 GPIA, in 2005.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 101st out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.9698 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.9669 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9603 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9527 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9474 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9515 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9526 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9488 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9372 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9263 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9503 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9362 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9487 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9594 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9625 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.968 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9707 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9743 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9769 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9732 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9703 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9638 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9619 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9618 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.962 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9596 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9464 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9546 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9562 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9525 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9383 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9168 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9366 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9366 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9336 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.944 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9658 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9294 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9273 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9273 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9339 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9411 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9585 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9703 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9826 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9853 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9927 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9951 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.983 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9957 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9573 GPIA | 0.9474 GPIA | 0.9698 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9479 GPIA | 0.9263 GPIA | 0.968 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9674 GPIA | 0.9596 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9416 GPIA | 0.9168 GPIA | 0.9562 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9522 GPIA | 0.9273 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9925 GPIA | 0.983 GPIA | 0.9958 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.9958 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9958 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9168 GPIA in 2005.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 101st 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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