Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) recorded 3.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) peaked at 11.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 176th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.4% | — |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.8% | 11.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
- 173 Sweden 0.1% compare
- 174 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 175 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 176 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 176 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 176 United Kingdom 0.0%
- 176 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 176 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 176 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 176 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 176 Malaysia 0.0%
- 176 Niue 0.0% compare
- 176 Norway 0.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) was 3.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 176th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release