Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members
OECD members: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 94.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members is 94.9%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members peaked at 97.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2017.
That places OECD members 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 97.8% | — |
| 1998 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8% | 97.7% | 97.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.1% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.9% | 95.9% | 10 |
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members was 94.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2017.
- How does OECD members rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- OECD members ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.