Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
69.7%
in 2023
All-time low
34.4%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 69.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 69.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 1979.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 132nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.1% | — |
| 1971 | 37.1% | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 37.6% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 38.3% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 38.9% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 40.1% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 41.4% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 42.7% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 44.0% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 34.4% | -21.9% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | +34.0% |
| 1981 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 49.4% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 51.7% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 54.9% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 34.4% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 46.1% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 53.8% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 60.5% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 63.4% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 66.8% | 69.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 129 Belize 86.5% compare
- 130 Bhutan 86.2% compare
- 131 Ukraine 86.2% compare
- 132 Marshall Islands 85.8% compare
- 133 Philippines 85.3% compare
- 134 Iran, Islamic Republic of 85.1% compare
- 135 Egypt 84.8% compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 69.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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