Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 9.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 9.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 14.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2001.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 127th of 215 groups on this measure, 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.4% | — |
| 1998 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 7.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.0% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 9.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2001.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 127th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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