Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 45.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 45.1% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 45.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1998.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 177th out of 219 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 31.9% | — |
| 1999 | 31.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 32.7% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 38.3% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 174 Tanzania, United Republic of 36.0% compare
- 175 Cameroon 35.3% compare
- 176 Burkina Faso 32.7% compare
- 177 Madagascar 32.7% compare
- 178 Burundi 31.6% compare
- 179 Guinea 29.7% compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau 28.8% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 45.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 177th out of 219 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release