Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 82.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 82.2% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 Low & middle income peaked at 82.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1994.
Low & middle income ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 65.0% | — |
| 1995 | 66.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 69.2% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 68.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 65.0% | 69.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 68.2% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 79.7% | 82.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 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 Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income was 82.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.