Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 69.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
181st
of 219 groups
All-time high
70.3%
in 2021
All-time low
44.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 69.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 70.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1971.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 181st of 219 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.7% | — |
| 1971 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 45.1% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 49.1% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 50.5% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 52.1% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 53.7% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 57.0% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 54.6% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 54.1% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 53.3% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 52.2% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 53.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 53.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.3% | 44.7% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.2% | 52.2% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 52.1% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 52.6% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 66.1% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 69.1% | 70.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 69.3% 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1971.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 181st 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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