Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 6.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 6.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 10.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2001.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 143rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.9% | — |
| 1998 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.96 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6499 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 6.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2001.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 143rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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