Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 97.5% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 1989.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 18th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 55.3% | — |
| 1990 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 56.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 59.9% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 61.3% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 62.8% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 65.6% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 55.4% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 71.9% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 86.1% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 93.5% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 97.5% 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 1989.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 18th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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