Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
192nd
of 219 groups
All-time high
69.5%
in 2021
All-time low
49.5%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 is 68.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 69.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1972.
That places GPE: Region 2 192nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.6% | — |
| 1971 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 54.3% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 53.9% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 55.6% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 55.5% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 56.1% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 55.9% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 55.4% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 55.1% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 55.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 55.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 56.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 54.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.3% | 49.5% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.5% | 54.2% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.4% | 54.1% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 55.0% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 62.8% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 68.0% | 69.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 68.1% 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 GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1972.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 192nd 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 GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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