Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.9749 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1972–2024
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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 0.9749 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.9749 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6848 GPIA, in 1972.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 162nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.6848 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.6888 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.692 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6923 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6958 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7007 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7062 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7164 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.724 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7301 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7313 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7439 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.759 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7624 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7684 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.772 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7718 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7717 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7768 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7828 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7834 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7924 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7943 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7971 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8011 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8038 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8061 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8109 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8061 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8034 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8018 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8082 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8075 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8163 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8236 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.832 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8619 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8823 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8978 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8933 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9179 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9225 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9364 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9456 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9489 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9508 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9541 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.962 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9743 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6971 GPIA | 0.6848 GPIA | 0.7164 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7535 GPIA | 0.724 GPIA | 0.772 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7949 GPIA | 0.7768 GPIA | 0.8109 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8243 GPIA | 0.8018 GPIA | 0.8823 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9297 GPIA | 0.8933 GPIA | 0.954 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9665 GPIA | 0.9541 GPIA | 0.9749 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.9749 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9749 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6848 GPIA in 1972.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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