Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 26.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 26.3%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 32.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2001.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 46th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.0% | — |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 25.0% | 32.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 27.5% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.3% | 27.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 26.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2001.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 46th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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