Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 72.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.8%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
168th
of 219 groups
All-time high
72.9%
in 2021
All-time low
46.1%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 72.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 72.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 1971.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 168th 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, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.1% | — |
| 1971 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 47.5% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 49.1% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 51.3% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 51.9% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 51.4% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 52.8% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 54.8% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 56.4% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 58.4% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 57.8% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 57.3% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 56.5% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 55.8% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 56.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 56.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 57.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.7% | 46.1% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 52.8% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 56.4% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 57.6% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 68.8% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 72.1% | 72.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 72.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 1971.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 168th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release