Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low income
Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 31.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low income is 31.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low income peaked at 31.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1997.
Low income ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.3% | — |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 17.3% | 18.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 19.2% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 27.5% | 31.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Low income was 31.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1997.
- How does Low income rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.