Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
192
Highest
162.5%
Montserrat
Lowest
10.8%
Central African Republic
Median
87.9%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
11,761
What the numbers show
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, male (%) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 162.5% in Montserrat; the lowest is 10.8% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 87.9%, and the mean is 78.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 177.2%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 40.8%).
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montserrat | 162.5% | 2019 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 130.0% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 129.3% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 118.8% | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 5 | Niue | 118.8% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 113.3% | 2024 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 7 | Cook Islands | 113.1% | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 8 | Marshall Islands | 111.4% | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 9 | Aruba | 109.6% | 2022 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 105.7% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 103.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 103.8% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 103.8% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103.2% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 103.1% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 16 | United States of America | 102.1% | 2022 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 17 | Singapore | 102.1% | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 18 | China | 101.6% | 2012 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 101.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 100.7% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.5% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 100.4% | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 100.3% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 24 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 24 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 99.9% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 29 | Denmark | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Bahrain | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 31 | Armenia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 32 | Norway | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | France | 99.3% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 99.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 35 | Anguilla | 99.0% | 2011 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 98.8% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 37 | Kenya | 98.4% | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 98.3% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 98.2% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 40 | Lithuania | 98.0% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 41 | Fiji | 97.9% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 42 | Iceland | 97.9% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 43 | Malta | 97.7% | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 44 | Israel | 97.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 97.6% | 2025 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 97.5% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 47 | Finland | 97.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 97.4% | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 49 | Montenegro | 97.1% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 50 | Tonga | 96.8% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 51 | Palau | 96.8% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 52 | Samoa | 96.8% | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 53 | Seychelles | 96.3% | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 54 | Viet Nam | 96.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 96.0% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 56 | Macau, China | 95.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 95.5% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 58 | Nepal | 95.3% | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 59 | Oman | 95.2% | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahamas | 94.9% | 2010 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 94.8% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 62 | Kiribati | 94.5% | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Switzerland | 94.4% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 64 | Czechia | 94.0% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 65 | Liechtenstein | 93.8% | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 66 | Hungary | 93.6% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.4% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 68 | Cayman Islands | 93.3% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 69 | Serbia | 93.2% | 2022 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 70 | Thailand | 93.1% | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 93.0% | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 72 | Latvia | 92.9% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 73 | Barbados | 92.8% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 92.7% | 2017 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 75 | Greece | 92.6% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 76 | Türkiye | 92.5% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 92.3% | 2023 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.3% | 2025 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 79 | Slovenia | 92.1% | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 80 | Argentina | 92.0% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 81 | Spain | 91.9% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 82 | San Marino | 91.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 91.6% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 84 | Belgium | 91.1% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 85 | Qatar | 91.1% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 91.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 87 | Tuvalu | 90.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 88 | Andorra | 89.8% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 89 | Maldives | 89.7% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 90 | Botswana | 89.5% | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 91 | Ecuador | 89.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 92 | Ukraine | 89.0% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 93 | Jordan | 88.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 94 | Palestine, State of | 88.6% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 95 | Cuba | 88.1% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 96 | Georgia | 87.9% | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 97 | Grenada | 87.8% | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 98 | Mongolia | 87.5% | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 99 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 87.5% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 100 | India | 86.9% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 101 | Slovakia | 85.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 102 | Jamaica | 85.3% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 103 | South Africa | 85.2% | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 104 | Mexico | 84.8% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 105 | Timor-Leste | 84.4% | 2020 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 106 | Ghana | 84.1% | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 107 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 83.5% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 108 | Philippines | 82.8% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 109 | Egypt | 82.1% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 110 | Mauritius | 80.7% | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 80.3% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 112 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 79.6% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 113 | Colombia | 78.8% | 2022 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 114 | Malaysia | 78.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 115 | Bermuda | 78.4% | 2012 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 116 | Kuwait | 78.1% | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 117 | Romania | 77.8% | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 118 | Panama | 77.7% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 119 | Naoero | 77.7% | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 77.5% | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 121 | Belize | 75.6% | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 122 | Guyana | 75.3% | 2010 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 123 | Paraguay | 74.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 74.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 74.0% | 2022 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 73.5% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 127 | Tunisia | 72.8% | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 128 | Uruguay | 72.7% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 129 | Morocco | 71.9% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 130 | Afghanistan | 71.5% | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Algeria | 71.1% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.6% | 2017 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | 68.9% | 2018 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 134 | El Salvador | 68.9% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 135 | British Virgin Islands | 68.7% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 136 | Côte d'Ivoire | 68.1% | 2024 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 137 | Namibia | 67.0% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 138 | Bangladesh | 63.9% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 63.3% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 140 | Eswatini | 62.9% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 141 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 61.8% | 2020 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 60.2% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 143 | Costa Rica | 59.6% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 144 | Zambia | 59.6% | 2013 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 59.5% | 2010 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 146 | Togo | 58.8% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 147 | Poland | 57.5% | 2024 | down 40.8% | flat |
| 148 | Pakistan | 57.0% | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 149 | Tokelau | 56.0% | 2025 | up 96.0% | falling |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 55.8% | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 151 | Cambodia | 55.7% | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 152 | Eritrea | 54.6% | 2022 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 153 | Bhutan | 52.6% | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 154 | Gambia | 52.4% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 155 | Yemen | 51.2% | 2016 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 156 | Mauritania | 50.4% | 2020 | up 177.2% | rising |
| 157 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49.1% | 2025 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 158 | Iraq | 48.8% | 2007 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 48.6% | 2012 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 160 | Lebanon | 48.1% | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 161 | Guatemala | 47.0% | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 162 | Sudan | 46.3% | 2019 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | 46.2% | 2021 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Papua New Guinea | 45.7% | 2023 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 165 | Liberia | 44.0% | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.8% | 2010 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Angola | 43.3% | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 168 | Rwanda | 42.8% | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Guinea | 39.1% | 2020 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.9% | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 171 | Comoros | 38.4% | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 172 | Lesotho | 35.5% | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 173 | Cameroon | 34.6% | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 174 | Honduras | 33.0% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 175 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 32.4% | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 176 | Senegal | 32.3% | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 177 | Suriname | 31.7% | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 178 | Madagascar | 29.2% | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 179 | Benin | 29.1% | 2022 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Mali | 28.9% | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Haiti | 28.6% | 1997 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 182 | Uganda | 27.6% | 2017 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 183 | Mozambique | 25.9% | 2019 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 184 | Burundi | 24.4% | 2020 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Malawi | 24.4% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 186 | Chad | 23.2% | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 187 | Burkina Faso | 23.2% | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Gabon | 22.8% | 1995 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 21.7% | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.0% | 2015 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 191 | Niger | 11.6% | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 10.8% | 2016 | up 25.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 107.5%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 106.1%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 106.1%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 102.3%
- UNICEF: North America 101.1%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 101.1%
- SDG: Northern America 101.1%
- WB: North America 101.1%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 99.1%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 98.5%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 98.5%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 98.4%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 97.9%
- AIMS: East Asia 97.5%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 97.5%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 97.1%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 97.1%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 97.1%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 97.0%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 96.9%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 96.9%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 96.8%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 96.8%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 96.6%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 96.3%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 95.9%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 95.8%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 95.3%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 95.1%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 95.1%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 95.0%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 95.0%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 95.0%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 95.0%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 95.0%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 94.9%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 94.7%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 94.7%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 94.6%
- MDG: Developed Regions 94.6%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release