Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 56.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income stood at 56.5%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 56.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1996.
That places Lower middle income 32nd out of 43 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.8% | — |
| 1994 | 27.7% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 25.6% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 32.6% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 45.0% | 56.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income was 56.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1996.
- How does Lower middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.