Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 59.0%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 59.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 1995.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 37.2% | — |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 37.2% | 38.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 39.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 52.7% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 57.1% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 59.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 1995.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release