Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.9%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
123rd
of 219 groups
All-time high
89.7%
in 2005
All-time low
78.4%
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 87.9%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 89.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 1972.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 123rd of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 78.4% | — |
| 1973 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 80.8% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 81.8% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 83.2% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 82.7% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 78.6% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 79.9% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 81.9% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 81.4% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 85.3% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 83.9% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 83.3% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 83.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.3% | 78.4% | 83.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 82.7% | 79.9% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.3% | 83.8% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 84.6% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.2% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 84.8% | 87.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 120 Cook Islands 90.4% compare
- 121 Maldives 90.1% compare
- 122 India 89.6% compare
- 123 New Caledonia 89.3% compare
- 124 Dominican Republic 89.3% compare
- 125 Paraguay 89.1% compare
- 126 Cambodia 88.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 87.9% 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 1972.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 123rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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