Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
159th
of 219 groups
All-time high
78.1%
in 2021
All-time low
58.1%
in 1999
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 75.8% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 78.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 1999.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 159th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 58.6% | — |
| 1974 | 59.5% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 63.0% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 65.5% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 64.1% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 62.7% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 62.6% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 61.7% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 60.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.3% | 58.6% | 62.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 62.6% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 58.1% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 58.5% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 71.4% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 75.8% | 78.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 75.8% 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 159th 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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