Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) stood at 10.2%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 21.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 104th of 215 groups on this measure, 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.8% | — |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +41.0% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -4.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +41.0% | 15.4% | 21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.9% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.3% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.50 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 10.2% 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 104th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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