Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 67.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
138th
of 219 groups
All-time high
67.6%
in 2023
All-time low
43.6%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 67.4%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 67.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 1974.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 138th 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 43.6% | — |
| 1975 | 44.2% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 45.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 47.2% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 50.1% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 50.7% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 51.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 52.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.4% | 43.6% | 47.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 48.2% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 53.7% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 57.8% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 61.7% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 64.3% | 67.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 67.4% 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 1974.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 138th 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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