Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 72.0%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 72.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 168th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 37.9% | — |
| 1972 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 39.4% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 40.7% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 41.8% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 45.2% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 47.1% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 51.2% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 49.5% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 51.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.7% | 37.9% | 43.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 45.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 50.5% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 53.0% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 65.6% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 70.8% | 72.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 72.0% 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 ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 168th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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