Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 36.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
36.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
212th
of 219 groups
All-time high
36.6%
in 2022
All-time low
17.6%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1973–2023
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 36.5%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 36.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1974.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 212th of 219 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 17.8% | — |
| 1974 | 17.6% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 17.8% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 18.1% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 19.0% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 19.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 19.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 19.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 19.2% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 18.9% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.0% | 17.6% | 18.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 18.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 18.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 19.4% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 28.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 36.3% | 36.6% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 36.5% 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1974.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 212th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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