School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 96.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Upper middle income peaked at 96.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1971.
Upper middle income ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.6% | — |
| 1971 | 31.7% | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 36.6% | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 41.1% | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 43.8% | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 47.3% | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 47.3% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 48.9% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 48.3% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 50.9% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 47.1% | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 45.0% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 43.4% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 45.3% | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 49.6% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 50.8% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 53.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 54.9% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 56.5% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.2% | 31.7% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.6% | 40.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.9% | 51.8% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 67.0% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 87.8% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.3% | 96.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 124.9% compare
- 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 Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Upper middle income?
- School enrollment, secondary in Upper middle income was 96.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1971.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.