Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 68.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 68.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 70.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1972.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 201st out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 51.3% | — |
| 1973 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 53.3% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 54.1% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 55.3% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 56.8% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 58.2% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 59.5% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 62.4% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 58.7% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 57.7% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 56.6% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 57.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 56.7% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 56.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 55.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.1% | 51.3% | 58.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 59.3% | 56.6% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 55.5% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 56.4% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 67.0% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 68.6% | 70.2% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 68.8% 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1972.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 201st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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