Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 554.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 554.22 million for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 554.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 120.59 million, in 1971.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 178.91 million | — |
| 1971 | 120.59 million | -32.6% |
| 1972 | 129.67 million | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 138.33 million | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 190.23 million | +37.5% |
| 1975 | 152.97 million | -19.6% |
| 1976 | 162.07 million | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 181.33 million | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 195.86 million | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 253.58 million | +29.5% |
| 1980 | 210.93 million | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 207.62 million | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 210.91 million | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 217.15 million | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 220.66 million | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 247.95 million | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 232.82 million | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 241.71 million | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 246.15 million | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 247.28 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 272.60 million | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 275.29 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 280.17 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 276.73 million | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 284.43 million | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 295.87 million | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 309.08 million | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 320.79 million | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 335.70 million | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 341.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 354.42 million | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 365.99 million | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 382.42 million | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 394.91 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 405.99 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 412.80 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 418.40 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 428.10 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 436.43 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 440.85 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 451.68 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 461.38 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 468.88 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 478.32 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 486.02 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 488.78 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 493.40 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 495.82 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 505.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 512.45 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 523.23 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 536.35 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 545.35 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 550.60 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 554.22 million | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +37.5% | 138.33 million | 190.23 million |
| 1971 | -32.6% | 178.91 million | 120.59 million |
| 1979 | +29.5% | 195.86 million | 253.58 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 170.35 million | 120.59 million | 253.58 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 228.32 million | 207.62 million | 247.95 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 299.18 million | 272.60 million | 341.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 404.03 million | 354.42 million | 440.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 484.25 million | 451.68 million | 512.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 541.95 million | 523.23 million | 554.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 554.22 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 554.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 120.59 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.