Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 65.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 65.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 68.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1973.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 206th of 219 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 45.3% | — |
| 1974 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 46.8% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 47.6% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 48.7% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 50.5% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 49.3% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 48.3% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 47.8% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 47.2% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 47.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.7% | 45.3% | 49.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 47.8% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 47.1% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 49.1% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 63.3% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 65.4% | 68.0% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 65.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 206th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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