Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific stood at 5.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 8.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2022.
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 144th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.5% | — |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 366.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 5.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 144th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release