Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 43.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43.7%
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
181st
of 219 groups
All-time high
43.7%
in 2023
All-time low
15.5%
in 1972
Years of data
52
1972–2023
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 43.7% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 43.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1972.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 181st of 219 groups on this measure, 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 ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 15.5% | — |
| 1973 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 16.3% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 16.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 17.1% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 18.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.9% | 15.5% | 16.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 17.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 19.9% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 35.5% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 41.8% | 43.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 43.7% 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 ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1972.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 181st out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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