Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 41.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 41.8% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 41.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 207th 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.1% | — |
| 1971 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 18.6% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 20.3% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 22.0% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 23.3% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 23.8% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 24.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 23.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.5% | 17.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 22.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.1% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 23.9% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 36.3% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.9% | 41.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- 204 Burkina Faso 30.0% compare
- 205 Tanzania, United Republic of 28.2% compare
- 206 Uganda 24.1% compare
- 207 Chad 23.5% compare
- 208 Burundi 23.1% compare
- 209 Niger 19.9% compare
- 210 Equatorial Guinea 17.8% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 41.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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