School enrollment, secondary in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School enrollment, secondary was 73.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Low & middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 73.9% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Low & middle income peaked at 74.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1971.
That places Low & middle income 27th out of 43 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 in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.6% | — |
| 1971 | 26.5% | -32.9% |
| 1972 | 28.6% | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 30.5% | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 42.2% | +38.4% |
| 1975 | 33.3% | -21.1% |
| 1976 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 35.7% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 36.4% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 37.2% | -18.9% |
| 1981 | 36.1% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 38.8% | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 46.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 46.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.3% | 26.5% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 36.1% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 46.0% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 53.7% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 66.7% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 72.9% | 74.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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 Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Low & middle income?
- School enrollment, secondary in Low & middle income was 73.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Low & middle income ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.