Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 40.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 40.8% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 41.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1998.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 170th 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 GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.6% | — |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.6% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 18.6% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 31.9% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 39.9% | 41.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 40.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1998.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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