Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 1.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
That places UIS: Central Asia 210th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.3% | — |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +42.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +61.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 426,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 210th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Central Asia 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