Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.9757 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9757 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
160th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9757 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7277 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.9757 GPIA. 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 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9757 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7277 GPIA, in 1972.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 160th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7277 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.7316 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.735 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7347 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7376 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7418 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7465 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7568 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7642 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7696 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7702 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7821 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7948 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7987 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8043 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8081 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8082 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8085 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8121 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8166 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8169 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8248 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8273 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8302 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8336 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8345 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.836 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8378 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8303 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8279 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8269 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8317 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8279 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8351 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8404 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.848 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8757 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8946 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9092 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9031 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9254 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9282 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9357 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9513 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9538 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9569 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9575 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9573 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9643 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9666 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9751 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.739 GPIA | 0.7277 GPIA | 0.7568 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7909 GPIA | 0.7642 GPIA | 0.8085 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.827 GPIA | 0.8121 GPIA | 0.8378 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8438 GPIA | 0.8269 GPIA | 0.8946 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9363 GPIA | 0.9031 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9678 GPIA | 0.9573 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9757 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9757 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7277 GPIA in 1972.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 160th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release