Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 2.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 3.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2021.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 190th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.4% | — |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 2.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 190th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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