Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 41.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
209th
of 219 groups
All-time high
41.6%
in 2016
All-time low
25.6%
in 1992
Years of data
51
1973–2023

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1973–2023

010203040197319982023

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 41.2%.

That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 41.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1992.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 209th 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, male (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1973 to 2023.
Year % Change
1973 27.6%
1974 26.9% -2.7%
1975 26.9% +0.2%
1976 27.0% +0.5%
1977 27.1% +0.2%
1978 27.5% +1.5%
1979 27.7% +0.7%
1980 28.4% +2.6%
1981 28.5% +0.2%
1982 28.1% -1.5%
1983 28.1% +0.1%
1984 28.2% +0.3%
1985 28.3% +0.4%
1986 27.9% -1.3%
1987 27.6% -1.3%
1988 27.6% +0.2%
1989 27.1% -2.0%
1990 26.6% -1.8%
1991 26.2% -1.2%
1992 25.6% -2.5%
1993 25.9% +1.4%
1994 26.0% +0.4%
1995 27.2% +4.4%
1996 27.3% +0.5%
1997 27.2% -0.4%
1998 27.3% +0.5%
1999 27.3% +0.0%
2000 28.0% +2.7%
2001 28.9% +2.9%
2002 29.9% +3.5%
2003 30.7% +2.6%
2004 31.7% +3.4%
2005 32.8% +3.5%
2006 34.3% +4.4%
2007 35.7% +4.2%
2008 37.9% +6.1%
2009 38.3% +1.1%
2010 38.8% +1.3%
2011 39.2% +1.1%
2012 39.0% -0.6%
2013 39.0% +0.2%
2014 41.1% +5.4%
2015 41.4% +0.7%
2016 41.6% +0.3%
2017 41.3% -0.6%
2018 41.3% -0.1%
2019 41.1% -0.6%
2020 41.1% +0.1%
2021 41.3% +0.5%
2022 41.2% -0.4%
2023 41.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.3% 26.9% 27.7% 7
1980s 28.0% 27.1% 28.5% 10
1990s 26.6% 25.6% 27.3% 10
2000s 32.8% 28.0% 38.3% 10
2010s 40.4% 38.8% 41.6% 10
2020s 41.2% 41.1% 41.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 41.2% 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1992.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 209th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 11,761 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release