Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1989–2024
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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia is 97.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1989.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 15th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 56.6% | — |
| 1990 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 61.1% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 62.4% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 62.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 63.9% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 66.6% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 69.5% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.3% | 56.8% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 72.6% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 86.6% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 93.8% | 97.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 106.0% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 105.0% compare
- 14 Albania 104.2% compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 104.2% compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 104.1% compare
- 17 China 103.6% compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 103.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 97.9% 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1989.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 15th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release