Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 33.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 33.9% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 33.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1997.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 203rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.8% | — |
| 1998 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.8% | 18.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.6% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 25.7% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 33.3% | 33.9% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 33.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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