Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 72.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 72.8% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 72.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1981.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 124th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 41.3% | — |
| 1973 | 41.4% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 40.9% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 40.5% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 41.3% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 37.1% | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 41.1% | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 41.4% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 41.2% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 38.7% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 40.0% | 41.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 37.1% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 37.9% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 50.6% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 59.1% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 71.6% | 72.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 121 Sri Lanka 88.0% compare
- 122 Saint Lucia 87.9% compare
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.9% compare
- 124 Anguilla 87.6% compare
- 125 Samoa 87.4% compare
- 126 Micronesia (country) 87.3% compare
- 127 Sierra Leone 86.9% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 72.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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