Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) is 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 1994.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 18th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 56.4% | — |
| 1995 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 58.1% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 60.6% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 63.7% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5% | 56.4% | 67.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 70.6% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 88.4% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 94.8% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 98.0% 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 1994.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 18th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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