Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 85.1%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 85.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 1979.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 132nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 63.5% | — |
| 1973 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 63.4% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 64.5% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 65.5% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 65.4% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 63.2% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 65.8% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 67.6% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 69.7% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 72.0% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 72.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 75.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 77.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.4% | 63.2% | 66.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 69.8% | 65.8% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.5% | 72.7% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 77.2% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 79.2% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 82.1% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 85.1% 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 1979.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 132nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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