Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 2.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 201st of 214 groups on this measure, 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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.1% | — |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 244,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 201st out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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