Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 44.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 44.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 47.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 3rd out of 215 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 30.8% | — |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 30.8% | 33.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 35.2% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 44.8% | 47.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 1 Solomon Islands 83.6% compare
- 2 Rwanda 80.6% compare
- 3 Cape Verde 78.1% compare
- 4 Eritrea 76.3% compare
- 5 Liberia 65.8% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 59.9% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,620 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 955,571 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 784,968 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.75 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49,680 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,737 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 44.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 3rd out of 215 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 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