Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 9.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 9.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 16.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2024.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.6% | — |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.9% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.3% | 11.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 120 Cyprus 1.8% compare
- 121 Tokelau 1.8% compare
- 122 Azerbaijan 1.8% compare
- 123 Brunei Darussalam 1.6% compare
- 124 Kazakhstan 1.6% compare
- 125 Egypt 1.5% compare
- 126 Jordan 1.5% compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 9.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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