Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 58.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total stood at 58.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 58.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1998.
That places IDA total 35th 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 total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 39.6% | — |
| 1998 | 37.4% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 37.4% | 39.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 38.8% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 52.7% | 58.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (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 7.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total was 58.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.