Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 60.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1978–2022
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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 60.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 61.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 1980.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 211th out of 219 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 50.6% | — |
| 1979 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 52.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.5% | 50.3% | 50.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 50.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 52.6% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 53.8% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 58.2% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 60.4% | 61.5% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 60.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1980.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 211th out of 219 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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