Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 71.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 71.5% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 72.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1974.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 119th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 34.3% | — |
| 1975 | 36.6% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 37.8% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 39.6% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 44.4% | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 45.6% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 46.6% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 47.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 51.7% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 52.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 54.6% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 55.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 54.9% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 55.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.7% | 34.3% | 45.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 46.5% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 54.9% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 58.1% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 60.0% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 67.8% | 72.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 71.5% 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1974.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 119th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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