Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 27.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 27.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 37.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2024.
That places GPE: Region 2 42nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36.9% | — |
| 2003 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 36.7% | 37.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 31.9% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 27.5% | 31.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2 was 27.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 42nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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