Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
183rd
of 219 groups
All-time high
69.9%
in 2021
All-time low
45.9%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 68.9% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 69.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1971.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 183rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 45.9% | — |
| 1972 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 48.0% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 49.8% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 51.1% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 52.5% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 57.1% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 54.8% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 54.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 54.3% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 52.5% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 52.3% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.4% | 45.9% | 52.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 52.5% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 52.3% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 52.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 65.7% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.8% | 69.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % 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, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 68.9% 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 183rd 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release