Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 10.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 14.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2024.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 106th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.5% | — |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 14.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 371.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 106th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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