Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 49.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
165th
of 219 groups
All-time high
49.4%
in 2021
All-time low
26.8%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 49.3%.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 49.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 1974.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 165th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 26.8% | — |
| 1975 | 27.2% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 27.6% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 28.6% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 29.7% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 29.9% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 30.3% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 30.6% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 32.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 33.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 33.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 35.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 47.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 26.8% | 29.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 31.6% | 30.3% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 33.2% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 35.7% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 45.1% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.2% | 49.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 162 Sudan 46.3% compare
- 163 Sierra Leone 46.2% compare
- 164 Papua New Guinea 45.7% compare
- 165 Liberia 44.0% compare
- 166 Guinea-Bissau 43.8% compare
- 167 Angola 43.3% compare
- 168 Rwanda 42.8% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 49.3% 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 1974.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 165th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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