Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 6.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 6.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 9.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 150th 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 14 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9.0% | — |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 147 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
- 148 Lithuania 0.7% compare
- 149 Liechtenstein 0.6% compare
- 150 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
- 151 Seychelles 0.6% compare
- 152 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% compare
- 153 Montserrat 0.5% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 6.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 150th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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