Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.9356 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9356 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
208th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9356 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6819 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 0.9356 GPIA for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.9356 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6819 GPIA, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 208th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6824 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6819 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6824 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6836 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.687 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.687 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6933 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6978 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.699 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7053 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7119 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7175 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7175 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7249 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7352 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.736 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7338 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7333 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.731 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7367 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7367 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7349 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7403 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7501 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7491 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7564 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7615 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7645 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7728 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7761 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7737 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7689 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7662 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7775 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7702 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7681 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7741 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8075 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8172 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8394 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.842 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8692 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8731 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8925 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9117 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9107 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9103 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9152 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.918 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9188 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9252 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9259 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9352 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9356 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.69 GPIA | 0.6819 GPIA | 0.7053 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7278 GPIA | 0.7119 GPIA | 0.7367 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7542 GPIA | 0.7349 GPIA | 0.7761 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7803 GPIA | 0.7662 GPIA | 0.8172 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8882 GPIA | 0.8394 GPIA | 0.918 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9282 GPIA | 0.9188 GPIA | 0.9356 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.9356 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: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9356 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6819 GPIA in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 208th 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: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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