Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: 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
156th
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.976 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 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.976 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7358 GPIA, in 1972.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 156th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: 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 | 0.7724 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.773 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7839 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7958 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7994 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8047 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8081 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8082 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8085 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8119 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8161 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8164 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8239 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8263 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8291 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8323 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8332 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8347 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8364 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8292 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.827 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8261 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8307 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.827 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.834 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8392 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8464 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.873 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8914 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9054 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9007 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9234 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9275 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9343 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9401 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 | 0.8085 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.826 GPIA | 0.8119 GPIA | 0.8364 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8424 GPIA | 0.8261 GPIA | 0.8914 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.9007 GPIA | 0.9585 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9684 GPIA | 0.9583 GPIA | 0.976 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 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
- 158 Marshall Islands 0.978 GPIA compare
- 159 Indonesia 0.9776 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in WB: 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 WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7358 GPIA in 1972.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 156th 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: 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 WB: 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