Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
157th
of 219 groups
All-time high
77.2%
in 2022
All-time low
42.1%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1971–2024
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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 77.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 77.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1971.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 157th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 42.1% | — |
| 1972 | 43.1% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 44.3% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 45.9% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 47.2% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 48.3% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 50.2% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 52.5% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 54.1% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 55.6% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 57.9% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 59.6% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 61.1% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 66.6% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 60.1% | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 59.3% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 57.3% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 54.8% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 52.2% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 53.4% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 51.9% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 54.4% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 52.6% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.5% | 42.1% | 54.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 52.2% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 50.3% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 49.5% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 68.3% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 73.5% | 77.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 885,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 77.1% 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 157th 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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