Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
169th
of 219 groups
All-time high
74.0%
in 2021
All-time low
54.1%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 73.6% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 74.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1971.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 169th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.1% | — |
| 1972 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 57.3% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 58.4% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 59.5% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 60.3% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 59.2% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 62.4% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 63.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 65.5% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 64.7% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 63.9% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 63.3% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 62.7% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 61.9% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 61.9% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 61.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 63.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.0% | 54.1% | 60.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 63.1% | 60.2% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.3% | 61.9% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 62.2% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 71.0% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 72.9% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 73.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1971.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 169th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release