Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 57.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 57.2% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 57.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1996.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 138th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 45.8% | — |
| 1995 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.2% | 44.0% | 45.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 47.7% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.2% | 57.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 57.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1996.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release