Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA blend
IDA blend: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 59.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA blend, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA blend stood at 59.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA blend peaked at 59.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1999.
That places IDA blend 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.1% | — |
| 1999 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 40.1% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 40.5% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 53.7% | 59.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA blend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA blend was 59.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1999.
- How does IDA blend rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- IDA blend ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.