Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 3.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Oecd Members, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Oecd Members recorded 3.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 6.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2024.
That places WB: Oecd Members 169th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.6% | — |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members
- 166 Malta 0.2% compare
- 167 Cook Islands 0.2% compare
- 168 Monaco 0.2% compare
- 169 San Marino 0.2% compare
- 170 Korea 0.2% compare
- 171 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.1% compare
- 172 Ireland 0.1% compare
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Oecd Members?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Oecd Members was 3.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2024.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 169th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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