Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 90.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 90.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 1993.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 93rd 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 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 65.4% | — |
| 1994 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 70.9% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.0% | 65.4% | 71.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 72.2% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 85.8% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.0% | 90.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 90.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release