Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Net intake rate in grade 1, female was 55.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 55.6%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 56.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1998.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 33rd out of 36 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34.7% | — |
| 1999 | 34.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 34.7% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 36.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 53.8% | 56.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 30 Armenia 85.5% compare
- 31 Costa Rica 85.0% compare
- 32 Palestine, State of 85.0% compare
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 84.7% compare
- 34 Bahrain 84.6% compare
- 35 Albania 84.2% compare
- 36 Bulgaria 83.3% compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 55.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for net intake rate in grade 1, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Net intake rate in grade 1, female (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.