Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary was 48.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: World, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: World is 48.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: World peaked at 48.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.6% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 37.6% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 44.3% | 48.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 106.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: World?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: World was 48.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2000.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- SDG: World ranks 6th out of 8 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release