Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.9754 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9754 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
161st
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9754 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7281 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.9754 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.9754 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7281 GPIA, in 1972.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 161st 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7281 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.732 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7354 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7351 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.738 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7422 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.747 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7574 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7647 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7703 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7709 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7827 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7954 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7992 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8048 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8089 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8088 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8092 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8126 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.817 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8172 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.825 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8276 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8305 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8337 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8346 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.836 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8377 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.83 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8276 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8265 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8313 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8274 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8346 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8474 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8751 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8941 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9088 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9027 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9253 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.928 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9355 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9413 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.951 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9566 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.957 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.964 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9663 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9754 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7394 GPIA | 0.7281 GPIA | 0.7574 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7915 GPIA | 0.7647 GPIA | 0.8092 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8272 GPIA | 0.8126 GPIA | 0.8377 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8434 GPIA | 0.8265 GPIA | 0.8941 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9359 GPIA | 0.9027 GPIA | 0.9566 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9675 GPIA | 0.957 GPIA | 0.9754 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 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 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.9754 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9754 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7281 GPIA in 1972.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 161st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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