Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 69.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
180th
of 219 groups
All-time high
70.2%
in 2021
All-time low
20.6%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 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, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 69.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 70.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1970.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 180th 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, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.6% | — |
| 1971 | 20.9% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 22.2% | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 23.4% | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 24.7% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 26.0% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 27.2% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 29.3% | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 31.2% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 35.0% | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 36.2% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 38.2% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 42.1% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 47.3% | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 42.2% | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 41.2% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 40.7% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 39.4% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 37.1% | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 38.0% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 40.3% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 38.5% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.1% | 20.6% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 36.2% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 38.0% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 39.1% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 62.0% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 68.9% | 70.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 177 Burkina Faso 57.4% compare
- 178 Tokelau 56.5% compare
- 179 Guinea-Bissau 55.8% compare
- 180 Eritrea 55.8% compare
- 181 Ethiopia 54.2% compare
- 182 British Virgin Islands 54.0% compare
- 183 Uganda 54.0% compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 69.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 180th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release