Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
50th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.5%
in 2024
All-time low
31.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 96.5%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 96.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1971.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 50th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.6% | — |
| 1971 | 31.7% | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 36.6% | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 41.1% | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 43.8% | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 47.3% | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 47.3% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 48.9% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 48.3% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 50.9% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 47.1% | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 45.0% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 43.4% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 45.3% | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 49.6% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 50.8% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 53.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 54.9% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 56.5% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.2% | 31.7% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 40.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.9% | 51.8% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 67.0% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 87.8% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.3% | 96.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 47 Brazil 104.1% compare
- 48 South Africa 104.1% compare
- 49 Montserrat 103.9% compare
- 50 France 103.8% compare
- 51 Martinique 103.1% compare
- 52 Mexico 103.1% compare
- 53 Singapore 103.1% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1971.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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