Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 26.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 26.4%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 32.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2023.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 45th out of 215 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.6% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 30.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 27.1% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 26.4% | 27.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 26.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2023.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 45th out of 215 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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