Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 48.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
48.4%
in 2023
All-time low
8.6%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 stood at 48.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 48.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 2 177th 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 GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.6% | — |
| 1971 | 8.8% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 10.8% | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 11.4% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 14.9% | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 16.2% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 17.8% | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 19.5% | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 22.6% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 21.9% | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 21.0% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 21.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9% | 8.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 16.2% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 21.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 24.5% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 38.8% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 46.6% | 48.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 48.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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