Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 59.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) is 59.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 59.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1998.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 165th 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 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41.0% | — |
| 1998 | 39.3% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 42.9% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 39.3% | 41.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 41.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 51.9% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 57.4% | 59.9% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 59.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1998.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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