Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IBRD only
IBRD only: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 94.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IBRD only, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IBRD only is 94.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IBRD only peaked at 94.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 1994.
IBRD only ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 73.4% | — |
| 1994 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 77.4% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 73.4% | 79.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 77.8% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.6% | 94.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 118.6% compare
- 16 Portugal 117.0% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 116.9% compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 116.6% compare
- 19 Mauritius 116.4% compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 116.3% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 112.0% compare
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IBRD only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IBRD only was 94.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 1994.
- How does IBRD only rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- IBRD only ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.