Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 82.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1994.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 117th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 62.6% | — |
| 1995 | 63.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 69.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.0% | 62.6% | 68.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 69.3% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 80.0% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.9% | 82.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 114 San Marino 94.9% compare
- 115 Oman 94.7% compare
- 116 Egypt 94.6% compare
- 117 Belarus 94.5% compare
- 118 North Macedonia 94.5% compare
- 119 Bahrain 94.5% compare
- 120 Seychelles 94.4% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 82.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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