Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10.3%
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
102nd
of 215 groups
All-time high
12.9%
in 2009
All-time low
9.8%
in 2022
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2006–2024

0510152006201520242006: 11.7 %2007: 11.8 %2008: 12 %2009: 12.9 %2010: 12.7 %2011: 12.4 %2012: 12.2 %2013: 11.9 %2014: 11.8 %2015: 11.8 %2016: 11.3 %2017: 10.1 %2018: 10.1 %2019: 11.4 %2020: 11 %2021: 10.5 %2022: 9.8 %2023: 10.1 %2024: 10.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 10.3%.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 12.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2022.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 102nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 11.7%
2007 11.8% +0.8%
2008 12.0% +2.0%
2009 12.9% +7.1%
2010 12.7% -1.8%
2011 12.4% -1.9%
2012 12.2% -1.9%
2013 11.9% -2.4%
2014 11.8% -0.5%
2015 11.8% -0.2%
2016 11.3% -4.0%
2017 10.1% -10.8%
2018 10.1% -0.3%
2019 11.4% +12.8%
2020 11.0% -3.3%
2021 10.5% -4.2%
2022 9.8% -7.1%
2023 10.1% +2.9%
2024 10.3% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.1% 11.7% 12.9% 4
2010s 11.6% 10.1% 12.7% 10
2020s 10.3% 9.8% 11.0% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 99 United States of America 4.1% compare
  2. 100 Barbados 3.9% compare
  3. 101 Fiji 3.8% compare
  4. 102 Puerto Rico 3.6% compare
  5. 103 India 3.4% compare
  6. 104 Jamaica 3.4% compare
  7. 105 Andorra 3.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 10.3% 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 Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2022.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 102nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 6,909 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release