Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 82.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total stood at 82.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 82.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 1994.
That places IDA & IBRD total 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 65.1% | — |
| 1995 | 66.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 69.4% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 68.6% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 67.8% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 65.1% | 69.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 68.4% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 79.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 82.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 1994.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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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.