Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 11.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 11.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 22.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 91st 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 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.2% | — |
| 1999 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 15.0% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.3% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 14.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 88 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.3% compare
- 89 Macau, China 5.7% compare
- 90 Hong Kong, China 5.4% compare
- 91 Czechia 5.1% compare
- 92 Peru 4.9% compare
- 93 Romania 4.9% compare
- 94 Grenada 4.9% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 11.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 91st out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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