Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 22.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 22.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 31.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2024.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 54th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.2% | — |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 23.2% | 30.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.8% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.7% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.7% compare
- 52 Afghanistan 12.6% compare
- 53 Micronesia, Federated States of 11.4% compare
- 54 Marshall Islands 11.2% compare
- 55 Algeria 11.2% compare
- 56 El Salvador 10.6% compare
- 57 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.5% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 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) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 22.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2024.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 54th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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