Secondary school enrollment — all countries

Secondary school enrollment — Low-income countries

Secondary school enrollment in low-income countries in 2015 — 40.3%. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 33 pp.

2015 40.3% +2.4 pp vs 2012
World rank
Period maximum 40.3%2015
Period minimum 7.3%1971

Trend over time

1971–2015 · % (gross ratio)

Secondary school enrollment — Low-income countries, 1971–2015020406019711976198119861991199620012006201120151971: 7.3%1972: 8.3%1974: 9%1976: 11.8%1977: 11.8%1978: 13.2%1979: 14%1980: 14.9%1981: 15.2%1982: 15.5%1984: 16.6%1985: 16.4%1988: 17.6%2005: 26.7%2007: 29%2009: 33.9%2011: 36.5%2012: 37.9%2015: 40.3%
Change over the period: +33 pp Annual average: 0.75 pp

Comparison, 2015

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 40.3%
World 75%
Secondary school enrollment — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 40.3
2012 37.9 +1.4 pp
2011 36.5
2009 33.9
2007 29
2005 26.7
1988 17.6
1985 16.4 −0.2 pp
1984 16.6
1982 15.5 +0.3 pp
1981 15.2 +0.3 pp
1980 14.9 +0.9 pp
1979 14 +0.8 pp
1978 13.2 +1.4 pp
1977 11.8 −0 pp
1976 11.8
1974 9
1972 8.3 +1 pp
1971 7.3

About the indicator

The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.