Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 88.4% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 88.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1994.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 65th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 62.9% | — |
| 1995 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 62.9% | 66.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 67.7% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 79.9% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.5% | 88.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 62 Kiribati 94.5% compare
- 63 Switzerland 94.4% compare
- 64 Czechia 94.0% compare
- 65 Liechtenstein 93.8% compare
- 66 Hungary 93.6% compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 93.4% compare
- 68 Cayman Islands 93.3% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 88.4% 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 65th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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