Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: World
UIS: World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: World, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: World stood at 84.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: World peaked at 84.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 1993.
That places UIS: World 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 66.7% | — |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 70.6% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 71.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 77.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 66.7% | 71.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 72.9% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 82.5% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.9% | 84.4% | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: World was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UIS: World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UIS: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 1993.
- How does UIS: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- UIS: World ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: World 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