Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 35.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 35.5% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2023. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 35.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1994.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 214th out of 219 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.5% | — |
| 1976 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 13.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 13.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 13.5% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 13.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 13.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 13.4% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 14.6% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.0% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 34.8% | 35.5% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 35.5% 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1994.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 214th 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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