Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 37.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IDA total, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IDA total is 37.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 37.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1997.
IDA total ranks 35th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.1% | — |
| 1998 | 21.0% | +30.2% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 16.1% | 21.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 22.0% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 31.7% | 37.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IDA total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in IDA total was 37.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1997.
- How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.