Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) is 1.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 2.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2017.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 199th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.8% | — |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 1.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2017.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 199th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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