Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
17th
of 219 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.7929 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
49
1975–2023
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7929 GPIA, in 1976.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 17th of 219 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.794 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.7929 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7954 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8032 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.813 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8195 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8236 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8243 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8391 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8504 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8604 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8738 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8825 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8862 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8842 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8919 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9037 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8994 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9053 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9101 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9054 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9051 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9033 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8979 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8971 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8861 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8856 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8857 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8824 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8825 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8859 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9103 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.915 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9301 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.956 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.964 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9554 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9763 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9812 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9755 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9686 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9916 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9973 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.998 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7997 GPIA | 0.7929 GPIA | 0.813 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8544 GPIA | 0.8195 GPIA | 0.8862 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9019 GPIA | 0.8919 GPIA | 0.9101 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.902 GPIA | 0.8824 GPIA | 0.956 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9554 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.998 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7929 GPIA in 1976.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 17th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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