Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 31.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) is 31.95 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 31.95 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.01 million, in 1995.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 102nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.01 million | — |
| 1996 | 10.30 million | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 10.87 million | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 11.36 million | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 11.96 million | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 12.54 million | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 13.14 million | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 13.99 million | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 14.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 14.84 million | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 15.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 15.49 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 15.65 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 16.62 million | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 17.66 million | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 18.73 million | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 19.34 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 19.94 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 21.43 million | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 21.98 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 22.65 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 23.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 23.97 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 24.87 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 25.85 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 27.37 million | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 28.62 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 29.72 million | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 31.35 million | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 31.95 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.90 million | 10.01 million | 11.96 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.94 million | 12.54 million | 17.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.18 million | 18.73 million | 25.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.80 million | 27.37 million | 31.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 25.62 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.25 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 22.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 45.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 23.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 31.95 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.95 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.01 million in 1995.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release