Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.976 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.976 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
154th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.976 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7358 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.976 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.976 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7358 GPIA, in 1972.
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 154th 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7358 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.739 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7419 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7414 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7438 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7474 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7515 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7609 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7675 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7725 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.773 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.784 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7959 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7994 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8047 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8082 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8083 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8086 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.812 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8163 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8165 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.824 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8264 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8292 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8324 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8333 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8348 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8366 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8294 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8272 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8262 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8309 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8272 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8341 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8393 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8466 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8731 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8915 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9055 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9008 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9234 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9276 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9343 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9402 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9506 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9539 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9561 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9585 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9583 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9651 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9673 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9755 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7452 GPIA | 0.7358 GPIA | 0.7609 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7922 GPIA | 0.7675 GPIA | 0.8086 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8261 GPIA | 0.812 GPIA | 0.8366 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8426 GPIA | 0.8262 GPIA | 0.8915 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9351 GPIA | 0.9008 GPIA | 0.9585 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9684 GPIA | 0.9583 GPIA | 0.976 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- 151 Czechia 0.9842 GPIA compare
- 152 South Africa 0.9826 GPIA compare
- 153 Algeria 0.982 GPIA compare
- 154 Azerbaijan 0.9812 GPIA compare
- 155 Palestine, State of 0.9806 GPIA compare
- 156 Hong Kong, China 0.9799 GPIA compare
- 157 Guyana 0.9798 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 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 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.976 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.976 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7358 GPIA in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 154th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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