School enrollment, secondary in World
World: School enrollment, secondary was 66.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in World, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in World is 66.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in World peaked at 66.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 1998.
That places World 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in World, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.9% | — |
| 1999 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 53.9% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 54.9% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 62.5% | 66.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near World
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 66.3% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 1998.
- How does World rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- World ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.