Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 38.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
38.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
211th
of 219 groups
All-time high
38.7%
in 2021
All-time low
22.0%
in 1992
Years of data
52
1972–2023
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 38.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 38.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1992.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 211th out of 219 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22.7% | — |
| 1973 | 22.9% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 22.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 22.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 23.8% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 23.1% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.8% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 23.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 22.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 23.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.5% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.5% | 38.7% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 38.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1992.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 211th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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