Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 88.8% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 88.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1989.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 65th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 56.6% | — |
| 1990 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 59.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 62.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 59.4% | 56.8% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 64.7% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 79.6% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.3% | 88.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 88.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1989.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 65th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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