School enrollment, secondary in OECD members
OECD members: School enrollment, secondary was 89.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in OECD members, 1985–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 89.4% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in OECD members peaked at 89.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 1985.
OECD members ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.3% | 71.7% | 72.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 72.0% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 80.1% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 85.6% | 89.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 5 Israel 98.6% compare
- 6 Lithuania 98.4% compare
- 7 South Korea 98.0% compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.0% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 97.1% compare
- 10 Spain 96.9% compare
- 11 New Zealand 96.9% compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9973 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in OECD members?
- School enrollment, secondary in OECD members was 89.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 1985.
- How does OECD members rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.