Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 25.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 25.16 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 25.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.31 million, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.60 million | — |
| 1998 | 15.31 million | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 15.73 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 16.46 million | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 17.71 million | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 18.37 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 18.66 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.75 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 19.34 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 19.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.24 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 19.69 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 20.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.61 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 21.20 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 21.80 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 22.34 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 22.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 23.19 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 23.93 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 24.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.10 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 24.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 24.73 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 25.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 25.16 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.55 million | 15.31 million | 18.60 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.67 million | 16.46 million | 19.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.02 million | 20.06 million | 24.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.68 million | 24.10 million | 25.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 25.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.31 million in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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