Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
68.9%
in 2022
All-time low
19.8%
in 1975
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 68.0% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 68.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 1975.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 141st 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 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 39.7% | — |
| 1975 | 19.8% | -50.2% |
| 1976 | 20.5% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 21.3% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 22.1% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 40.2% | +82.4% |
| 1980 | 24.3% | -39.6% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 28.2% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 29.4% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 41.5% | +41.0% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | -25.2% |
| 1987 | 31.7% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 32.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 41.4% | +28.3% |
| 1991 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 42.7% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 44.3% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 19.8% | 40.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 24.3% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 39.2% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 44.3% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 57.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 67.3% | 68.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 68.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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