Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
192
Highest
135.7%
Montserrat
Lowest
8.9%
Central African Republic
Median
89.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,780
What the numbers show
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 135.7% in Montserrat; the lowest is 8.9% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 89.3%, and the mean is 79.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 205.9%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 43.2%).
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montserrat | 135.7% | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | 129.5% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 119.7% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 119.7% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 5 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 116.6% | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 6 | Marshall Islands | 114.1% | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 7 | Niue | 111.4% | 2024 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 8 | Gibraltar | 110.3% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109.9% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 10 | Aruba | 107.2% | 2022 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 11 | Anguilla | 106.9% | 2011 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 106.0% | 2022 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 105.0% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 14 | Albania | 104.2% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 104.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 104.1% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 17 | China | 103.6% | 2012 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 103.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 19 | Tuvalu | 102.8% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 20 | Chile | 102.3% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 21 | Singapore | 101.6% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 22 | United States of America | 101.4% | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 23 | Kenya | 101.2% | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 24 | Cyprus | 101.1% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 25 | Belarus | 100.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Ireland | 100.8% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Portugal | 100.6% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 100.1% | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 30 | Bahrain | 99.8% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 32 | Indonesia | 99.7% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 33 | France | 99.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 34 | Tonga | 99.4% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 35 | Denmark | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 36 | Norway | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 37 | Lithuania | 98.7% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 38 | Nepal | 98.2% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 98.2% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 98.0% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 41 | Naoero | 97.9% | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 42 | Armenia | 97.9% | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 43 | Finland | 97.8% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 44 | Israel | 97.8% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 97.8% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 97.6% | 2025 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 97.4% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 48 | Fiji | 97.3% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 49 | Malta | 97.3% | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 50 | Barbados | 97.3% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 51 | Cayman Islands | 97.3% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 52 | Republic of Korea | 97.3% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.1% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 54 | Montenegro | 97.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 97.0% | 2019 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 56 | Samoa | 96.8% | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 57 | Italy | 96.3% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 58 | Bermuda | 96.1% | 2015 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 59 | Switzerland | 96.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Kiribati | 96.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Austria | 95.8% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 62 | Thailand | 95.7% | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 63 | Serbia | 95.3% | 2022 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 64 | Oman | 95.3% | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Bahamas | 95.3% | 2010 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 66 | Viet Nam | 95.2% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 67 | Czechia | 95.1% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 68 | Argentina | 95.0% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 69 | Maldives | 94.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 70 | Liechtenstein | 94.5% | 2021 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 71 | Macau, China | 94.2% | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 94.0% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 73 | Greece | 93.9% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93.8% | 2023 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 75 | Hungary | 93.8% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.7% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 77 | Slovenia | 93.5% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 78 | Spain | 93.4% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 79 | Andorra | 93.4% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 80 | Latvia | 93.3% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 81 | Seychelles | 93.2% | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 93.0% | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 83 | San Marino | 92.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 84 | Qatar | 92.5% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 85 | Belgium | 92.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 86 | Peru | 92.0% | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 91.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 88 | Türkiye | 91.8% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 89 | Palau | 91.7% | 2024 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 90 | Botswana | 91.4% | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 91 | Jordan | 91.3% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 92 | Palestine, State of | 91.2% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 93 | Ecuador | 90.5% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 94 | Dominica | 90.4% | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 95 | Ukraine | 89.8% | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 96 | Grenada | 89.5% | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 97 | Cuba | 89.2% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 98 | Mongolia | 89.1% | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 99 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 88.5% | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 100 | South Africa | 88.3% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 88.3% | 2020 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 102 | India | 88.0% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 88.0% | 2017 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 104 | Mexico | 86.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 105 | Georgia | 85.9% | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 106 | Jamaica | 85.6% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 107 | Kuwait | 85.3% | 2021 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 108 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 85.2% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 109 | Ghana | 85.1% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 110 | Slovakia | 84.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 111 | Philippines | 84.8% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 112 | Egypt | 83.9% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 113 | Mauritius | 83.5% | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 114 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 83.2% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 115 | Cape Verde | 83.0% | 2022 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 83.0% | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 117 | Colombia | 83.0% | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 118 | Tunisia | 82.4% | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 119 | Malaysia | 81.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 120 | Guyana | 81.3% | 2010 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 80.3% | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 79.7% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 123 | Belize | 79.1% | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 124 | Algeria | 79.0% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 125 | Panama | 78.8% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 126 | Romania | 78.0% | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 127 | Uruguay | 77.9% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 128 | Morocco | 77.2% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 129 | Paraguay | 75.5% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 130 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 75.1% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 74.9% | 2017 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 132 | British Virgin Islands | 74.8% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 73.8% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 134 | Myanmar | 73.8% | 2018 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 135 | El Salvador | 72.7% | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 136 | Namibia | 71.9% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 137 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.8% | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Eswatini | 67.6% | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 65.6% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 64.7% | 2010 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 64.6% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 142 | Afghanistan | 62.1% | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Cambodia | 61.6% | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 144 | Costa Rica | 61.4% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 145 | Gambia | 61.3% | 2025 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Solomon Islands | 57.8% | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 57.1% | 2021 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Togo | 56.6% | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Bhutan | 56.6% | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 55.9% | 2020 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Pakistan | 55.8% | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 152 | Zambia | 55.3% | 2013 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 153 | Poland | 55.0% | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 154 | Eritrea | 53.4% | 2022 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 155 | Lebanon | 52.9% | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 156 | Tokelau | 52.2% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 157 | Mauritania | 49.8% | 2020 | up 205.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Guatemala | 49.3% | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 159 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49.3% | 2025 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 160 | Congo | 47.9% | 2012 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 161 | Rwanda | 47.6% | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Sudan | 47.5% | 2019 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 163 | Lesotho | 45.0% | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 164 | Yemen | 45.0% | 2016 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 165 | Iraq | 44.9% | 2007 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 166 | Liberia | 44.5% | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 167 | Comoros | 44.1% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 168 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.7% | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 169 | Suriname | 42.3% | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 170 | Angola | 42.1% | 2023 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Papua New Guinea | 41.9% | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 172 | Senegal | 38.7% | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Honduras | 36.6% | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.3% | 2010 | up 176.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Cameroon | 35.0% | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea | 34.5% | 2020 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 34.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 178 | Madagascar | 30.9% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 179 | Mali | 28.1% | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Burundi | 28.0% | 2020 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 27.9% | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Benin | 27.9% | 2022 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Haiti | 27.4% | 1997 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 184 | Uganda | 26.3% | 2017 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 185 | Mozambique | 26.1% | 2019 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Malawi | 24.4% | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 21.4% | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 188 | Gabon | 20.2% | 1995 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 189 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.9% | 2015 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 190 | Chad | 18.4% | 2021 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Niger | 11.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 8.9% | 2016 | up 17.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 108.4%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 106.9%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 106.9%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 103.0%
- UNICEF: North America 100.8%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 100.8%
- SDG: Northern America 100.8%
- WB: North America 100.8%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 100.0%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 99.5%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 99.5%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 98.9%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 98.2%
- AIMS: East Asia 97.9%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 97.9%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 97.6%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 97.5%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 97.5%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 97.3%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 97.3%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 97.3%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 97.3%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 97.1%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 97.1%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 96.4%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 95.9%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 95.9%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 95.7%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 95.6%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 95.2%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 94.9%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 94.9%
- MDG: Developed Regions 94.8%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 94.8%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 94.8%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 94.8%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 94.8%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 94.8%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 94.6%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 94.4%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release