Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 57.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 57.7%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 57.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 156th 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.5% | — |
| 1971 | 25.9% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 26.2% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 26.3% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 27.0% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 27.7% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 30.1% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 29.5% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 32.0% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 33.2% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 34.8% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 34.5% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 34.3% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 34.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 35.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 25.9% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 29.5% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 34.3% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 40.2% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 48.5% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 56.1% | 57.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 153 Suriname 76.1% compare
- 154 Ghana 75.7% compare
- 155 British Virgin Islands 75.6% compare
- 156 French Polynesia 74.8% compare
- 157 Bermuda 74.4% compare
- 158 Seychelles 70.8% compare
- 159 Botswana 70.6% compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 57.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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