Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
180th
of 219 groups
All-time high
72.1%
in 2021
All-time low
51.4%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1974–2024
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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 70.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 72.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1974.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 180th 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, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 51.4% | — |
| 1975 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 54.4% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 55.7% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 57.9% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 60.7% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 63.6% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 59.5% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 57.5% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 55.9% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 54.3% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 53.5% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 53.1% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 67.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.1% | 51.4% | 57.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 54.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 51.6% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 52.2% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 66.6% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 70.3% | 72.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 70.4% 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1974.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 180th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release