Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.3%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
121st
of 219 groups
All-time high
95.2%
in 2022
All-time low
79.0%
in 1997
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1995–2024

0204060801001995200920241995: 79.1 %1996: 79 %1997: 79 %1998: 79 %1999: 79.4 %2000: 79.5 %2001: 79.4 %2002: 80.6 %2003: 81 %2004: 82.6 %2005: 84.2 %2006: 85.3 %2007: 85.5 %2008: 85.9 %2009: 86.6 %2010: 85.9 %2011: 85.3 %2012: 86.1 %2013: 86.8 %2014: 88 %2015: 88.6 %2016: 88.6 %2017: 88.4 %2018: 88.1 %2019: 87.3 %2020: 88.3 %2021: 89 %2022: 95.2 %2023: 87.1 %2024: 88.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 88.3% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2024.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 95.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1997.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 121st out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1995 to 2024.
Year % Change
1995 79.1%
1996 79.0% -0.0%
1997 79.0% -0.1%
1998 79.0% +0.0%
1999 79.4% +0.5%
2000 79.5% +0.2%
2001 79.4% -0.2%
2002 80.6% +1.5%
2003 81.0% +0.6%
2004 82.6% +1.9%
2005 84.2% +2.0%
2006 85.3% +1.2%
2007 85.5% +0.3%
2008 85.9% +0.5%
2009 86.6% +0.8%
2010 85.9% -0.9%
2011 85.3% -0.7%
2012 86.1% +1.0%
2013 86.8% +0.8%
2014 88.0% +1.4%
2015 88.6% +0.7%
2016 88.6% +0.0%
2017 88.4% -0.2%
2018 88.1% -0.4%
2019 87.3% -0.9%
2020 88.3% +1.1%
2021 89.0% +0.8%
2022 95.2% +7.0%
2023 87.1% -8.5%
2024 88.3% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.1% 79.0% 79.4% 5
2000s 83.1% 79.4% 86.6% 10
2010s 87.3% 85.3% 88.6% 10
2020s 89.6% 87.1% 95.2% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 118 Trinidad and Tobago 90.6% compare
  2. 119 Cuba 90.4% compare
  3. 120 Cook Islands 90.4% compare
  4. 121 Maldives 90.1% compare
  5. 122 India 89.6% compare
  6. 123 New Caledonia 89.3%
  7. 124 Dominican Republic 89.3% compare

See the full ranking of 413 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 88.3% 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 ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2022.
What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1997.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 121st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
413 places, 13,121 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release