Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 3.92 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 3.92 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 4.27 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.98 million, in 1998.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.98 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.05 million | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.14 million | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.22 million | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.28 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.25 million | +42.6% |
| 2004 | 3.44 million | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 3.57 million | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 3.65 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.73 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.89 million | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.06 million | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.19 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.27 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.54 million | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 2.97 million | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 3.02 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.18 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.27 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.92 million | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 million | 1.98 million | 2.05 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.22 million | 2.14 million | 4.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 million | 2.97 million | 4.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 million | 3.92 million | 3.92 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 187 Monaco 1,853 compare
- 188 Bermuda 1,613 compare
- 189 Liechtenstein 1,554 compare
- 190 Gibraltar 1,510 compare
- 191 British Virgin Islands 1,292 compare
- 192 Cook Islands 1,204 compare
- 193 Naoero 1,196 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 3.92 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 million in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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