Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 59.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 59.8% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 59.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1973.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 151st of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 31.8% | — |
| 1974 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 33.3% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 33.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 34.5% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 35.3% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 36.2% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 36.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 37.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 38.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 38.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 39.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 41.7% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.5% | 31.8% | 33.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 36.1% | 34.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 38.4% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 43.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 51.9% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 57.7% | 59.8% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 59.8% 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1973.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 151st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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