Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 6.8%.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 11.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2003.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 144th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.7% | — |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.8% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 6.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2003.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 144th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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