High income - School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in High income was 106.35 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106.87 in 2017 and a minimum value of 77.32 in 1971.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 77.36
1971 77.32
1972 78.57
1973 79.52
1974 80.77
1975 81.40
1976 82.24
1977 83.16
1978 83.68
1979 82.72
1980 86.17
1981 86.56
1982 87.75
1983 88.48
1984 89.44
1985 89.82
1986 91.14
1987 91.73
1988 91.61
1989 91.66
1990 91.66
1991 92.88
1992 94.38
1993 97.23
1994 99.70
1995 99.88
1996 100.28
1997 100.19
1998 98.96
1999 98.54
2000 99.06
2001 99.77
2002 100.32
2003 100.65
2004 100.12
2005 100.93
2006 100.51
2007 100.32
2008 100.57
2009 100.92
2010 101.85
2011 101.77
2012 102.14
2013 105.46
2014 105.85
2015 106.39
2016 106.69
2017 106.87
2018 106.39
2019 106.35

Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross enrollment ratio for secondary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in secondary education regardless of age by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to secondary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation