Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 7.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 7.0%.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 11.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 133rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.8% | — |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +50.1% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 130 Brunei Darussalam 1.1% compare
- 131 Montenegro 1.0% compare
- 132 Indonesia 1.0% compare
- 133 Mexico 1.0% compare
- 134 Armenia 0.9% compare
- 135 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 136 Tonga 0.9% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.96 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6499 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 7.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 133rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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