Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
66th
of 219 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7423 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7423 GPIA, in 1974.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 66th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.7423 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.745 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7473 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7541 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7627 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7754 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7841 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7926 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7928 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8103 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8262 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8307 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8402 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8461 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8481 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8459 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8534 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8637 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8613 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8742 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8781 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8806 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8864 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8898 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8935 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.877 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.87 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8629 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8595 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8592 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8621 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8835 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8862 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9005 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9229 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9373 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9233 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9419 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9567 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9649 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9726 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9899 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9889 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9829 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7545 GPIA | 0.7423 GPIA | 0.7754 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8217 GPIA | 0.7841 GPIA | 0.8481 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8771 GPIA | 0.8534 GPIA | 0.8935 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8784 GPIA | 0.8592 GPIA | 0.9229 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9656 GPIA | 0.9233 GPIA | 0.9929 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9953 GPIA | 0.9829 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 1 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7423 GPIA in 1974.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 66th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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