Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 91.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1979.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 98th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.2% | — |
| 1971 | 60.1% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 59.0% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 60.5% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 61.8% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 65.2% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 66.9% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 67.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 67.1% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 58.7% | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 61.5% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 67.3% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 69.1% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 71.3% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 76.6% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 74.1% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 76.6% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 75.6% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 77.7% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 80.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 79.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.7% | 58.7% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.2% | 61.5% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 75.6% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 78.6% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 81.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 91.0% 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1979.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 98th 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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