Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 62.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 62.5% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 62.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1994.
That places Low & middle income 28th 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 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 32.3% | — |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 34.6% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 32.3% | 38.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 39.3% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 54.3% | 62.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income was 62.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.