Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members
OECD members: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 107.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 107.2% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 107.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 1992.
That places OECD members 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 92.0% | — |
| 1993 | 94.1% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 96.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 96.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 94.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 97.4% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 99.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 100.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 101.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 101.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 101.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 102.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 103.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 103.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 103.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 104.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 104.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 104.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 104.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 106.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 106.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 106.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 107.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 107.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 107.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 107.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.8% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 102.2% | 99.6% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.3% | 104.5% | 107.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members was 107.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 107.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 1992.
- How does OECD members rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.