Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 90.7% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 103.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 1999.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 108th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70.1% | — |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 103.4% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.1% | 70.1% | 70.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 70.1% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 84.8% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 89.5% | 103.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 90.7% 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 103.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 108th 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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