Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 76.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 76.1%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 76.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1990.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 110th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 53.5% | — |
| 1990 | 53.5% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 54.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 57.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 53.5% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 59.3% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 71.5% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 75.4% | 76.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 76.1% 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1990.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 110th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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