School enrollment, secondary in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School enrollment, secondary was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Late-demographic dividend is 94.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 94.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 1970.
That places Late-demographic dividend 15th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.9% | 41.0% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 42.7% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 54.1% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 69.3% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 89.3% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 92.3% | 94.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 12 Aruba 124.4% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 121.8% compare
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 121.7% compare
- 15 Portugal 120.3% compare
- 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 119.7% compare
- 17 Uruguay 119.1% compare
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.24 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2020)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.9114 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Late-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, secondary in Late-demographic dividend was 94.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 1970.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-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.