Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 30.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 30.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 31.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1998.
That places UNESCO: Sids 23rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.0% | — |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 24.0% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 25.7% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 30.1% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.2% | 31.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids was 30.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1998.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 23rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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