Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 65.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 65.0% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 65.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1996.
That places Early-demographic dividend 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30.2% | — |
| 1994 | 32.1% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 32.5% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 35.1% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 30.2% | 36.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 37.6% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 50.7% | 65.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend was 65.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1996.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.