Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 0.9614 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9614 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
173rd
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9614 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.7127 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020

00.20.40.60.811998200920201998: 0.713 GPIA1999: 0.717 GPIA2000: 0.715 GPIA2001: 0.715 GPIA2002: 0.725 GPIA2003: 0.734 GPIA2004: 0.742 GPIA2005: 0.753 GPIA2006: 0.767 GPIA2007: 0.783 GPIA2008: 0.801 GPIA2009: 0.814 GPIA2010: 0.827 GPIA2011: 0.844 GPIA2012: 0.854 GPIA2013: 0.858 GPIA2014: 0.868 GPIA2015: 0.887 GPIA2016: 0.908 GPIA2017: 0.918 GPIA2018: 0.926 GPIA2019: 0.958 GPIA2020: 0.961 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 0.9614 GPIA for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 0.9614 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7127 GPIA, in 1998.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 173rd out of 219 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2020.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.7127 GPIA
1999 0.7174 GPIA +0.7%
2000 0.7152 GPIA -0.3%
2001 0.7147 GPIA -0.1%
2002 0.7248 GPIA +1.4%
2003 0.7339 GPIA +1.3%
2004 0.7415 GPIA +1.0%
2005 0.753 GPIA +1.5%
2006 0.7666 GPIA +1.8%
2007 0.7832 GPIA +2.2%
2008 0.801 GPIA +2.3%
2009 0.8142 GPIA +1.6%
2010 0.827 GPIA +1.6%
2011 0.8438 GPIA +2.0%
2012 0.8544 GPIA +1.2%
2013 0.8581 GPIA +0.4%
2014 0.8681 GPIA +1.2%
2015 0.8866 GPIA +2.1%
2016 0.908 GPIA +2.4%
2017 0.9178 GPIA +1.1%
2018 0.9263 GPIA +0.9%
2019 0.9582 GPIA +3.4%
2020 0.9614 GPIA +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.715 GPIA 0.7127 GPIA 0.7174 GPIA 2
2000s 0.7548 GPIA 0.7147 GPIA 0.8142 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8848 GPIA 0.827 GPIA 0.9582 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9614 GPIA 0.9614 GPIA 0.9614 GPIA 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 170 Togo 0.924 GPIA compare
  2. 171 Haiti 0.9184 GPIA
  3. 172 Benin 0.913 GPIA compare
  4. 173 Poland 0.911 GPIA compare
  5. 174 Uganda 0.9091 GPIA compare
  6. 175 Tajikistan 0.8978 GPIA compare
  7. 176 Palau 0.8932 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 411 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 0.9614 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9614 GPIA in 2020.
What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7127 GPIA in 1998.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 173rd out of 219 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 11,756 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release