Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 83.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
83.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
13th
of 43 groups
All-time high
83.9%
in 2019
All-time low
40.2%
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income, 1994–2019

0204060801994200620191994: 40.2 %1995: 41.6 %1996: 44 %1997: 46.2 %1998: 49 %1999: 51.6 %2000: 52 %2001: 51.2 %2002: 51.2 %2003: 51.6 %2004: 53.4 %2005: 54.6 %2006: 58.3 %2007: 63.2 %2008: 67.6 %2009: 71.3 %2010: 74.6 %2011: 77.3 %2012: 78.2 %2013: 82.4 %2014: 83.1 %2015: 82.2 %2016: 82 %2017: 82.8 %2018: 83.8 %2019: 83.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Upper middle income recorded 83.9% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 83.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 1994.

That places Upper middle income 13th 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 Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) in Upper middle income, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 40.2%
1995 41.6% +3.4%
1996 44.0% +5.9%
1997 46.2% +5.1%
1998 49.0% +6.0%
1999 51.6% +5.3%
2000 52.0% +0.7%
2001 51.2% -1.5%
2002 51.2% +0.1%
2003 51.6% +0.8%
2004 53.4% +3.5%
2005 54.6% +2.1%
2006 58.3% +6.8%
2007 63.2% +8.5%
2008 67.6% +7.0%
2009 71.3% +5.5%
2010 74.6% +4.7%
2011 77.3% +3.6%
2012 78.2% +1.2%
2013 82.4% +5.4%
2014 83.1% +0.8%
2015 82.2% -1.1%
2016 82.0% -0.3%
2017 82.8% +1.1%
2018 83.8% +1.1%
2019 83.9% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.4% 40.2% 51.6% 6
2000s 57.4% 51.2% 71.3% 10
2010s 81.0% 74.6% 83.9% 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 10 Iceland 131.1% compare
  2. 11 New Zealand 131.0% compare
  3. 12 Spain 129.9% compare
  4. 13 Norway 129.6% compare
  5. 14 Liechtenstein 127.7% compare
  6. 15 Slovenia 126.6% compare
  7. 16 Portugal 124.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income was 83.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 1994.
How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Upper middle income ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.