Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 13.32 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1996β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 13.32 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 13.32 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.46 million, in 1996.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.65 million | 7.46 million | 7.85 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.64 million | 8.15 million | 10.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.57 million | 10.22 million | 11.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.46 million | 11.59 million | 13.32 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 163 Vanuatu 22,632 compare
- 164 Macau, China 16,886 compare
- 165 Sao Tome and Principe 16,434 compare
- 166 Iceland 14,801 compare
- 167 Malta 13,953 compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 13,438 compare
- 169 Bahamas 13,338 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 13.32 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.32 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.46 million in 1996.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release