School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in IBRD only
IBRD only: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in IBRD only, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 87.9% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in IBRD only peaked at 88.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1971.
That places IBRD only 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.4% | — |
| 1971 | 28.8% | -35.1% |
| 1972 | 31.2% | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 33.6% | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 47.9% | +42.5% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | -22.6% |
| 1976 | 37.7% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 39.6% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 40.1% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 51.3% | +27.9% |
| 1980 | 40.7% | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 39.3% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 40.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 42.3% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 44.1% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 45.2% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 46.3% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 52.1% | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 52.8% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 53.9% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 58.7% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 60.5% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in IBRD only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +42.5% | 33.6% | 47.9% |
| 1971 | -35.1% | 44.4% | 28.8% |
| 1979 | +27.9% | 40.1% | 51.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.2% | 28.8% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.3% | 39.3% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 52.1% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 62.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 78.1% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 86.5% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 119.7% compare
- 17 Uruguay 119.1% compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 118.7% compare
- 19 Spain 118.5% compare
- 20 Turkey 118.4% compare
- 21 Norway 116.3% compare
- 22 New Zealand 114.2% compare
More education data for IBRD only
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0891 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 443.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in IBRD only?
- School enrollment, secondary in IBRD only was 87.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1971.
- How does IBRD only rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- IBRD only ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.