Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
168th
of 219 groups
All-time high
72.0%
in 2024
All-time low
37.9%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Africa, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 72.0% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in 2024. 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 UNICEF: Africa peaked at 72.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1971.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 168th of 219 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Africa, 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 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % 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, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Africa 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Africa 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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