Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 51.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 51.2%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 51.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.4% | — |
| 1971 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 26.6% | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 27.3% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 28.2% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 29.3% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 29.7% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 29.0% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 29.0% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 29.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 28.6% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 28.5% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 29.2% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 29.2% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 29.8% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.9% | 24.4% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.0% | 28.5% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 28.7% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 34.3% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 44.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 167 Togo 63.4% compare
- 168 San Marino 60.4% compare
- 169 Afghanistan 59.6% compare
- 170 Lesotho 59.4% compare
- 171 Cambodia 58.8% compare
- 172 Zambia 56.8% compare
- 173 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55.5% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 429,558 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,737 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 26,778 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11,834 (2000)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 51.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 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