Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 6.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 9.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2022.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 148th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.8% | — |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.0% | 9.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 145 Viet Nam 0.7% compare
- 146 Italy 0.7% compare
- 147 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
- 148 Lithuania 0.7% compare
- 149 Liechtenstein 0.6% compare
- 150 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
- 151 Seychelles 0.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1619 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 6.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 148th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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