Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 146.92 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 146.92 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 146.92 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.53 million, in 1993.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 77.53 million | — |
| 1994 | 80.09 million | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 81.79 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 88.07 million | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 88.86 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 82.84 million | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 83.25 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.22 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 89.23 million | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 93.67 million | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 96.98 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 100.38 million | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 104.32 million | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 105.68 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 109.96 million | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 111.63 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 111.33 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 116.96 million | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 120.53 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 123.18 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 126.75 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 130.95 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 132.79 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 134.63 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 136.86 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 138.55 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 139.15 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 141.31 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 143.57 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 146.35 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 146.15 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 146.92 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.20 million | 77.53 million | 88.86 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 100.94 million | 86.22 million | 111.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.04 million | 116.96 million | 139.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.86 million | 141.31 million | 146.92 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 146.92 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 146.92 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.53 million in 1993.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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