School enrollment, secondary in World
World: School enrollment, secondary 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.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
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 |
More education data for World
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9825 GPI (2020)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
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.
- 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.