Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 31.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 31.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 34.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1998.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.0% | — |
| 1998 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 16.0% | 16.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 16.7% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 28.7% | 34.8% | 9 |
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More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 70.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1591 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 175.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 31.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1998.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.