Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income
Middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 87.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income stood at 87.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income peaked at 87.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 1994.
Middle income ranks 25th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 67.7% | — |
| 1995 | 69.4% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 72.3% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 71.3% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 74.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.9% | 67.7% | 72.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 71.9% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.2% | 87.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income was 87.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 1994.
- How does Middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Middle income ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.