Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 49.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 49.1% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 49.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1971.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.3% | — |
| 1971 | 16.5% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 17.6% | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 18.1% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 19.8% | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 20.5% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 21.9% | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 23.0% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 26.6% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 27.6% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 28.7% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 29.9% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 30.5% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 31.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 32.1% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 33.6% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 34.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 36.7% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.7% | 16.5% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 24.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 32.1% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 38.3% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 42.8% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 48.0% | 49.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 43.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 49.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release