Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 73.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 74.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 121st out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.5% | — |
| 1971 | 27.5% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 28.1% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 29.8% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 30.9% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 32.5% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 36.3% | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 38.4% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 39.3% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 40.4% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 42.1% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 43.3% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 45.9% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 47.9% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 50.7% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 52.6% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 55.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 56.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 59.7% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.6% | 27.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 38.4% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 49.5% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 57.5% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 62.3% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 69.9% | 74.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 73.8% 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 121st 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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