School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 76.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend, 1977–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend is 76.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 77.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1977.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 24.0% | — |
| 1978 | 24.9% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 39.9% | +60.4% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | -32.0% |
| 1981 | 27.9% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 29.7% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 31.6% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 32.8% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | +36.6% |
| 1986 | 35.3% | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 36.5% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 37.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | +20.9% |
| 1991 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 46.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 47.6% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 48.6% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Early-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +60.4% | 24.9% | 39.9% |
| 1980 | -32.0% | 39.9% | 27.2% |
| 1985 | +36.6% | 32.8% | 44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.6% | 24.0% | 39.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 34.1% | 27.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 44.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 51.1% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 63.9% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 75.4% | 77.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 24 Saudi Arabia 110.7% compare
- 25 Iceland 108.9% compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 108.9% compare
- 27 Luxembourg 108.6% compare
- 28 Estonia 108.5% compare
- 29 Albania 108.4% compare
- 30 Peru 108.3% compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend was 76.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1977.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.