Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in World
World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 84.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in World, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 84.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in World peaked at 84.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 69.8% | — |
| 1994 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.2% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 73.4% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 72.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 69.8% | 73.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 72.3% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 82.5% | 84.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Belgium 168.3% compare
- 2 Costa Rica 139.9% compare
- 3 Netherlands 132.7% compare
- 4 Algeria 131.8% compare
- 5 Argentina 130.6% compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in World was 84.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 1993.
- How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
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.