Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 55.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 is 55.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 55.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1998.
That places GPE: Region 2 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.2% | — |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 28.2% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 29.9% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 45.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 52.7% | 55.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 55.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1998.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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