Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 25.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 25.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 35.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2024.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 53rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.4% | — |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 30.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 28.7% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.6% | 28.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 50 Chad 15.2% compare
- 51 Niger 14.9% compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 14.1% compare
- 53 Afghanistan 14.1% compare
- 54 Senegal 13.4% compare
- 55 Micronesia, Federated States of 13.4% compare
- 56 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.2% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 25.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2024.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 53rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release