Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 65.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
143rd
of 219 groups
All-time high
68.0%
in 2021
All-time low
49.5%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Small States, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Small States is 65.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Small States peaked at 68.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1975.
That places WB: Small States 143rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 49.5% | — |
| 1976 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 50.9% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 52.2% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 53.4% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 53.7% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 53.4% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 54.4% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 54.1% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 55.4% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 55.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.1% | 49.5% | 52.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 53.7% | 52.8% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 54.1% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 56.7% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 65.9% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 65.9% | 68.0% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Small States?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Small States was 65.9% 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 WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1975.
- How does WB: Small States rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Small States ranks 143rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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