Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) recorded 68.9% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 68.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.1% | — |
| 1971 | 38.0% | -27.2% |
| 1972 | 39.2% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 40.0% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 52.6% | +31.4% |
| 1976 | 41.4% | -21.2% |
| 1977 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 41.7% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 39.2% | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 41.8% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 41.7% | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 45.1% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 44.1% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 51.1% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.9% | 38.0% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 39.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 44.7% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.0% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 55.2% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 63.4% | 68.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 68.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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