Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 27.13 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 27.13 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 27.13 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.54 million, in 1997.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 116th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.54 million | — |
| 1998 | 7.36 million | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 7.74 million | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 8.12 million | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 8.63 million | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 9.30 million | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 10.90 million | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 11.82 million | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 12.68 million | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 13.93 million | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 14.85 million | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 15.88 million | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 16.95 million | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 18.04 million | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 18.93 million | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 19.79 million | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 19.58 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.84 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.27 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 21.09 million | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 21.80 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 22.49 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 23.22 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 24.54 million | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 25.73 million | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 26.59 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 27.13 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.21 million | 6.54 million | 7.74 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.31 million | 8.12 million | 16.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.50 million | 18.04 million | 23.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.00 million | 24.54 million | 27.13 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 27.13 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.13 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.54 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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