Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
193rd
of 219 groups
All-time high
66.9%
in 2021
All-time low
39.9%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Region 2, 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 GPE: Region 2 is 66.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 66.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 1972.
That places GPE: Region 2 193rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.9% | — |
| 1971 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 41.4% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 42.3% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 43.3% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 44.5% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 44.9% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 46.2% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 47.3% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.9% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 46.5% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 48.9% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 48.0% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.6% | 39.9% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 44.9% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 47.4% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 48.2% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 57.4% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 65.5% | 66.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 190 Mali 47.1% compare
- 191 Niger 40.6% compare
- 192 Chad 36.3% compare
- 193 Equatorial Guinea 34.1% compare
- 194 Central African Republic 31.2% compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Region 2?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Region 2 was 66.0% 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 GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 1972.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 193rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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