Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 48.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
166th
of 219 groups
All-time high
48.7%
in 2024
All-time low
19.2%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 48.7% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 48.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1974.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 166th of 219 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 19.2% | — |
| 1975 | 19.3% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 20.1% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 20.8% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 21.0% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 23.1% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 25.1% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 25.6% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 26.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 27.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 19.2% | 21.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 21.3% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.0% | 25.6% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 31.2% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 40.2% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 46.9% | 48.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 48.7% 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1974.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 166th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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