Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 69.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 is 69.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 69.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1974.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 131st 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 GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.4% | — |
| 1971 | 34.5% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 34.5% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 35.1% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 35.8% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 36.4% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 37.3% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 35.7% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 38.2% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 41.7% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 41.5% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 43.5% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.9% | 34.3% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 35.7% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 40.6% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 48.6% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 56.6% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.1% | 69.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
- 128 Tajikistan 86.9% compare
- 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
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 was 69.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1974.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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