Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) was 26.96 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) is 26.96 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 26.96 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.19 million, in 1994.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (number) (lower) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.19 million | — |
| 1995 | 8.49 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 9.13 million | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 9.57 million | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 10.76 million | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 11.42 million | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 11.95 million | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 12.43 million | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.06 million | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 13.22 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 13.73 million | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 14.11 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 14.64 million | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 15.41 million | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 16.10 million | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 16.68 million | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 17.39 million | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 18.17 million | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 18.88 million | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 19.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 20.03 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 20.87 million | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 21.56 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 22.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 22.57 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 23.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 24.59 million | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 25.31 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 26.31 million | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 26.96 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.59 million | 8.19 million | 11.42 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.13 million | 11.95 million | 16.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.40 million | 17.39 million | 23.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.79 million | 24.59 million | 26.96 million | 4 |
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More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9722 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 26.96 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.96 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 million in 1994.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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