School enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School enrollment, secondary was 76.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend, 1977–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend is 76.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 77.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1977.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.6% | 24.0% | 39.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 34.1% | 27.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 44.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 51.1% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 63.9% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 75.4% | 77.2% | 5 |
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.49 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 32.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9911 GPI (2020)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.31 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, secondary in Early-demographic dividend was 76.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1977.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.