Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 79.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
79.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
32nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
80.1%
in 2016
All-time low
57.8%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1993–2019

0204060801993200620191993: 58.2 %1994: 58.6 %1995: 58.5 %1996: 61.3 %1997: 60.7 %1998: 58.9 %1999: 57.8 %2000: 58.9 %2001: 60.2 %2002: 62.4 %2003: 63.8 %2004: 65.4 %2005: 67.1 %2006: 67.4 %2007: 69.7 %2008: 70.4 %2009: 70.2 %2010: 73.1 %2011: 74.8 %2012: 75.9 %2013: 77.5 %2014: 79.4 %2015: 79.5 %2016: 80.1 %2017: 79.7 %2018: 79.9 %2019: 79.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 79.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 80.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1999.

Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Lower middle income, 1993 to 2019.
Year % Change
1993 58.2%
1994 58.6% +0.7%
1995 58.5% -0.1%
1996 61.3% +4.8%
1997 60.7% -1.0%
1998 58.9% -2.9%
1999 57.8% -1.9%
2000 58.9% +1.9%
2001 60.2% +2.2%
2002 62.4% +3.7%
2003 63.8% +2.2%
2004 65.4% +2.5%
2005 67.1% +2.7%
2006 67.4% +0.5%
2007 69.7% +3.3%
2008 70.4% +1.0%
2009 70.2% -0.3%
2010 73.1% +4.2%
2011 74.8% +2.3%
2012 75.9% +1.5%
2013 77.5% +2.1%
2014 79.4% +2.4%
2015 79.5% +0.2%
2016 80.1% +0.7%
2017 79.7% -0.5%
2018 79.9% +0.2%
2019 79.5% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.2% 57.8% 61.3% 7
2000s 65.5% 58.9% 70.4% 10
2010s 77.9% 73.1% 80.1% 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 29 Fiji 109.8% compare
  2. 30 Hong Kong, China 109.5% compare
  3. 31 Brunei Darussalam 109.0% compare
  4. 32 Georgia 108.1% compare
  5. 33 Maldives 108.1% compare
  6. 34 Palau 107.7% compare
  7. 35 Tunisia 107.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income was 79.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1999.
How does Lower middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Lower middle income ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.