Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 69.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
197th
of 219 groups
All-time high
70.9%
in 2021
All-time low
39.3%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 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, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 69.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 70.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1970.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 197th of 219 groups on this measure, 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, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.3% | — |
| 1971 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 41.1% | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 42.1% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 43.4% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 45.9% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 47.7% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 49.5% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 53.1% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 54.5% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 56.2% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 61.5% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 54.9% | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 52.9% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 52.0% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 50.3% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 46.7% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 44.7% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.6% | 39.3% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.1% | 48.0% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 44.7% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 46.4% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.2% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.1% | 70.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 31.3% compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 69.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 197th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release