Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 8.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 16.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2001.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 106th 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 25 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.7% | — |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +45.4% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +74.9% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +32.3% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 11.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 508,954 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 8.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2001.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 106th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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