Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 36.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 36.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 36.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1992.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 215th out of 219 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.2% | — |
| 1972 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 17.0% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 17.3% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 17.2% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 16.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 15.9% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.1% | 17.0% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 16.7% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 15.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 17.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 30.1% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 35.9% | 36.3% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 36.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1992.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 215th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release