Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
13th
of 219 groups
All-time high
98.8%
in 2023
All-time low
87.0%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 98.6% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 98.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 1999.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 13th of 219 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87.0% | — |
| 2000 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 87.1% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 92.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 94.4% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.1% compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 107.7% compare
- 12 Gibraltar 107.5% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 106.2% compare
- 14 China 106.0% compare
- 15 Niue 105.3% compare
- 16 Aruba 104.6% compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 98.6% 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 MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 13th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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