Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 66.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
141st
of 219 groups
All-time high
67.1%
in 2023
All-time low
47.5%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 66.9%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 67.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1974.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 141st of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 47.5% | — |
| 1975 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 50.3% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 53.9% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 57.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 61.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 61.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 66.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.7% | 47.5% | 50.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 51.1% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 54.1% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 59.8% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 60.9% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 63.8% | 67.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 66.9% 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1974.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 141st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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