Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 70.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
174th
of 219 groups
All-time high
71.5%
in 2021
All-time low
38.1%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 70.7%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 71.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1974.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 174th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 38.1% | — |
| 1975 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 39.7% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 41.0% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 42.5% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 44.9% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 45.7% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 47.1% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 48.1% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 49.2% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 52.5% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 48.7% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 47.4% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 46.0% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 46.7% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 46.1% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 47.6% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 46.6% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.9% | 38.1% | 44.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 48.4% | 45.7% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 46.0% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 45.8% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 63.9% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 70.2% | 71.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 70.7% 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1974.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 174th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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