Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IBRD only
IBRD only: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 74.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IBRD only, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IBRD only stood at 74.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IBRD only peaked at 74.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1993.
IBRD only ranks 19th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 36.2% | — |
| 1994 | 38.2% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 38.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 38.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 36.2% | 44.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 45.5% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 63.3% | 74.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 16 Portugal 124.5% compare
- 17 United Kingdom 122.5% compare
- 18 Bulgaria 121.4% compare
- 19 Palau 120.8% compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 117.8% compare
- 21 Canada 117.8% compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 117.1% compare
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IBRD only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IBRD only was 74.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1993.
- How does IBRD only rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- IBRD only ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.