Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in World
World: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 67.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in World, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 67.2% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in World peaked at 67.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 39.8% | — |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 39.8% | 45.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 46.5% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 59.8% | 67.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in World was 67.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 1993.
- How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.