Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 93.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.7%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
91st
of 219 groups
All-time high
99.5%
in 2022
All-time low
81.5%
in 1994
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 93.7%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 99.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 1994.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 91st 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 37 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 87.2% | — |
| 1989 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 85.5% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 82.4% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 81.5% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 83.8% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.0% | 86.8% | 87.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 81.5% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 84.9% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 91.6% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 92.6% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 88 Martinique 95.4% compare
- 89 Gibraltar 95.4% compare
- 90 Qatar 95.4% compare
- 91 South Africa 95.3% compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 95.3% compare
- 93 Tuvalu 95.1% compare
- 94 Peru 95.0% 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 primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 93.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 91st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release