Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only
IDA only: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 58.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 58.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only peaked at 58.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1998.
That places IDA only 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 38.9% | — |
| 1998 | 35.6% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 35.6% | 38.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 37.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 52.0% | 58.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only was 58.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1998.
- How does IDA only rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- IDA only ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.