School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in World
World: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in World, 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 World is 77.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in World peaked at 77.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1971.
World ranks 24th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.3% | — |
| 1971 | 36.6% | -25.8% |
| 1972 | 38.6% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 40.6% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 50.4% | +24.1% |
| 1975 | 43.1% | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 44.8% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 52.4% | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 45.7% | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 44.6% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 45.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 45.6% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 47.1% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 48.4% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 49.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 53.2% | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 53.7% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 57.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 58.5% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -25.8% | 49.3% | 36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.5% | 36.6% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 44.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 53.2% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 59.5% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 70.9% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 76.5% | 77.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 21 Norway 116.3% compare
- 22 New Zealand 114.2% compare
- 23 United Kingdom 112.1% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 110.7% compare
- 25 Iceland 108.9% compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 108.9% compare
- 27 Luxembourg 108.6% compare
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in World?
- School enrollment, secondary in World was 77.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1971.
- How does World rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- World ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.