Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 86.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
86.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
31st
of 43 groups
All-time high
92.4%
in 1978
All-time low
83.3%
in 2013
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 86.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2019.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 92.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2013.

That places Late-demographic dividend 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Late-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 89.0%
1971 90.7% +1.9%
1972 91.0% +0.4%
1973 91.2% +0.1%
1974 90.7% -0.5%
1975 90.7% +0.1%
1976 91.1% +0.4%
1977 92.0% +1.0%
1978 92.4% +0.5%
1979 91.4% -1.1%
1980 90.7% -0.8%
1981 90.1% -0.7%
1982 89.3% -0.9%
1983 88.8% -0.6%
1984 87.6% -1.4%
1985 87.8% +0.2%
1986 86.6% -1.3%
1987 86.7% +0.1%
1988 86.6% -0.1%
1989 86.3% -0.3%
1990 86.1% -0.3%
1991 86.3% +0.2%
1992 86.5% +0.3%
1993 86.7% +0.1%
1994 86.4% -0.3%
1995 86.2% -0.2%
1996 86.2% -0.1%
1997 86.4% +0.3%
1998 86.1% -0.3%
1999 86.6% +0.6%
2000 87.5% +1.1%
2001 87.9% +0.4%
2002 89.0% +1.2%
2003 89.5% +0.6%
2004 88.9% -0.7%
2005 88.3% -0.7%
2006 87.3% -1.1%
2007 86.1% -1.3%
2008 85.1% -1.2%
2009 84.4% -0.8%
2010 83.8% -0.7%
2011 83.7% -0.2%
2012 83.6% -0.0%
2013 83.3% -0.4%
2014 84.0% +0.8%
2015 84.8% +1.0%
2016 85.2% +0.4%
2017 85.5% +0.4%
2018 85.6% +0.2%
2019 86.0% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 91.0% 89.0% 92.4% 10
1980s 88.0% 86.3% 90.7% 10
1990s 86.4% 86.1% 86.7% 10
2000s 87.4% 84.4% 89.5% 10
2010s 84.5% 83.3% 86.0% 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 30 Myanmar 99.8% compare
  2. 31 Yemen 99.7% compare
  3. 32 Oman 99.6% compare
  4. 33 Tanzania 99.6% compare
  5. 34 Kenya 99.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Late-demographic dividend?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Late-demographic dividend was 86.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 1978.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2013.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the 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.