Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 2.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 205th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.2% | — |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 205th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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