Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.9758 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9758 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
159th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9758 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7361 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 0.9758 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.9758 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7361 GPIA, in 1972.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 159th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7361 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.7394 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7422 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7417 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7442 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7478 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.752 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7614 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7681 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7732 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7737 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7846 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7965 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8053 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8091 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.809 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8093 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8125 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8167 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8169 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8243 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8267 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8295 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8327 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8336 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8348 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8365 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8293 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.827 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.826 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8306 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8269 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8338 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.839 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8461 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8727 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8911 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9052 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9005 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9233 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9274 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9399 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9503 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9536 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9557 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9577 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.958 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9648 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9752 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9758 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7456 GPIA | 0.7361 GPIA | 0.7614 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7929 GPIA | 0.7681 GPIA | 0.8093 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8264 GPIA | 0.8125 GPIA | 0.8365 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8423 GPIA | 0.826 GPIA | 0.8911 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9348 GPIA | 0.9005 GPIA | 0.9577 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9682 GPIA | 0.958 GPIA | 0.9758 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % 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 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.9758 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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9758 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7361 GPIA in 1972.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 159th 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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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