Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in OECD members
OECD members: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 102.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in OECD members, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in OECD members is 102.1%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 104.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 1992.
That places OECD members 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 82.5% | — |
| 1993 | 85.5% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 85.4% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 88.6% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.2% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 101.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 102.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 103.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 104.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 103.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 102.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.9% | 82.5% | 89.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 88.0% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 92.6% | 104.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in OECD members?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in OECD members was 102.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 104.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 1992.
- How does OECD members rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.