Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 78.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 78.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 1994.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 139th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 64.2% | — |
| 1995 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 66.6% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 68.3% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 72.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 74.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 64.2% | 70.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 72.3% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 73.9% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 75.9% | 78.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 78.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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