Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 89.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
110th
of 219 groups
All-time high
91.2%
in 2020
All-time low
73.4%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, 1975–2024
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 UNESCO: Sids is 89.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 91.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 1975.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 110th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 73.4% | — |
| 1976 | 77.0% | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 80.8% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 82.5% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 78.2% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 76.3% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 74.0% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 75.8% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 76.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 76.0% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 75.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 75.1% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.4% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 78.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.9% | 73.4% | 82.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 75.8% | 74.0% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.2% | 74.1% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.0% | 77.5% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 86.9% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.4% | 91.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids was 89.4% 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 1975.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 110th 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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