Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 63.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1972–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 63.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 68.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 1972.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 207th out of 219 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 55.8% | — |
| 1973 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 56.3% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 57.6% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 57.5% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 57.7% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 58.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 59.4% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 60.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 60.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 60.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.6% | 55.8% | 57.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 58.8% | 57.5% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 60.0% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 59.3% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 63.0% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.6% | 64.7% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 63.6% in 2022, 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 1972.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 207th out of 219 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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