Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 74.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 74.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 85.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2021.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 163rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 80.6% | — |
| 1976 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 83.8% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 83.8% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 82.7% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 81.4% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 82.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 81.2% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 80.5% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 79.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 78.5% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 78.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.9% | 80.6% | 84.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 82.5% | 81.2% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 78.1% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 77.5% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 72.9% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 72.0% | 75.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 74.0% 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 163rd 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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