Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
183rd
of 219 groups
All-time high
68.7%
in 2021
All-time low
39.2%
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 68.1% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 68.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1972.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 183rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 39.2% | — |
| 1973 | 39.6% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 41.5% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 42.6% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 43.8% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 45.3% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 46.0% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 47.0% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 50.5% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 48.7% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 48.5% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 47.8% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 46.9% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 47.4% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 62.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.6% | 39.2% | 45.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 46.0% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 47.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 47.9% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 62.2% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 67.6% | 68.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 68.1% 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1972.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 183rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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