Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 27.94 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 27.94 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 27.94 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.61 million, in 1997.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 111th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.76 million | — |
| 1996 | 8.32 million | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 7.61 million | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 8.72 million | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 9.12 million | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 9.61 million | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 10.31 million | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 11.11 million | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 11.75 million | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 12.70 million | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 13.80 million | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 14.99 million | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 15.99 million | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 16.88 million | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 17.75 million | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 18.99 million | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 20.11 million | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 21.12 million | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 21.79 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 22.69 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 23.19 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 23.77 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 24.19 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 24.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 25.52 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 26.20 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 26.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.38 million | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 27.94 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.31 million | 7.61 million | 9.12 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.49 million | 9.61 million | 17.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.62 million | 18.99 million | 25.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.97 million | 26.20 million | 27.94 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7113 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 27.94 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.94 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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