Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.9364 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9364 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
206th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9364 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7353 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 0.9364 GPIA for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in 2024. 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 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.9364 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7353 GPIA, in 1978.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 206th of 219 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7407 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.7392 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7405 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7356 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7383 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7373 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7353 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.739 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7427 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7422 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7428 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7441 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7484 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.754 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7548 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7569 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7562 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7616 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7603 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7574 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7624 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7624 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7643 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7665 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7665 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7646 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7692 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7689 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7728 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7746 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7799 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7934 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7851 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7966 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7825 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.791 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8298 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8416 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8563 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8669 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8964 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8862 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8913 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8959 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8978 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9002 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9094 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9165 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9217 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9256 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9254 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9359 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9364 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7382 GPIA | 0.7353 GPIA | 0.7407 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7504 GPIA | 0.7422 GPIA | 0.7616 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7643 GPIA | 0.7574 GPIA | 0.7692 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7947 GPIA | 0.7728 GPIA | 0.8416 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8917 GPIA | 0.8563 GPIA | 0.9165 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.929 GPIA | 0.9217 GPIA | 0.9364 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.9364 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 Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9364 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7353 GPIA in 1978.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 206th 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 Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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