Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 68.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Western Asia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Western Asia stood at 68.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 78.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 1999.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 133rd of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64.3% | — |
| 1999 | 63.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 63.8% | 64.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 64.1% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 68.3% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 68.5% | 78.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in MDG: Western Asia was 68.7% 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 MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 133rd out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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