Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 3.9%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 9.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 168th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.0% | — |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.1% | 9.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- 165 Tuvalu 0.3% compare
- 166 Malta 0.2% compare
- 167 Cook Islands 0.2% compare
- 168 Monaco 0.2% compare
- 169 San Marino 0.2% compare
- 170 Korea 0.2% compare
- 171 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 3.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 168th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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