Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 48.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 48.6% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 51.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2019.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 172nd out of 219 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.1% | — |
| 1999 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 50.0% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 48.5% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.6% | 48.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 48.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2019.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 172nd out of 219 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release