Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle income
Middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 66.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle income is 66.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle income peaked at 66.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1994.
That places Middle income 21st 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 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 33.7% | — |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 36.3% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 38.8% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 40.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3% | 33.7% | 40.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 40.9% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 57.2% | 66.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle income was 66.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1994.
- How does Middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Middle income ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.