Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 72.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 is 72.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 72.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1972.
That places GPE: Region 1 172nd 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 GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.7% | — |
| 1971 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 41.4% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 42.6% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 44.6% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 45.9% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 45.4% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 44.5% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 47.0% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 49.8% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 51.2% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 52.1% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 55.6% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 52.8% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 52.9% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 52.1% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 50.8% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.0% | 40.5% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 47.0% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 51.8% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 55.2% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 66.9% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 71.7% | 72.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 was 72.7% 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 GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1972.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 172nd 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 GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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