Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 94.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1988–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 94.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 108.4% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 1994.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 83rd out of 219 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 108.4% | — |
| 1989 | 108.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 104.4% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 99.6% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 94.4% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 93.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 89.3% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 92.7% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 94.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 95.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 97.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 98.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 102.8% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 103.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 102.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 108.3% | 108.2% | 108.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 89.3% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 92.3% | 103.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 89.9% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 92.7% | 94.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 94.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 108.4% in 1988.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 83rd out of 219 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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