Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
201st
of 219 groups
All-time high
67.3%
in 2016
All-time low
50.8%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central, 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 WB: Africa Western and Central stood at 66.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 67.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1974.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 201st 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.8% | — |
| 1971 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 51.4% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 50.8% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 51.7% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 54.3% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 55.3% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 56.0% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 56.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.3% | 50.8% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.5% | 54.5% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.0% | 56.4% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 58.5% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.2% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 66.0% | 67.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
- 198 Equatorial Guinea 32.6% compare
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Africa Western and Central was 66.6% 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1974.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 201st 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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