Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
205th
of 214 groups
All-time high
1.6%
in 2006
All-time low
1.0%
in 2018
Years of data
15
2006–2023

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 2006–2023

00.511.52006201420232006: 1.6 %2007: 1.5 %2008: 1.5 %2009: 1.4 %2011: 1.4 %2012: 1.3 %2013: 1.2 %2014: 1.2 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 1.1 %2018: 1 %2019: 1.3 %2021: 1.2 %2022: 1.1 %2023: 1.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 1.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 1.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2018.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 205th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 2006 to 2023.
Year % Change
2006 1.6%
2007 1.5% -3.7%
2008 1.5% -2.5%
2009 1.4% -4.3%
2011 1.4% -4.6%
2012 1.3% -4.7%
2013 1.2% -9.4%
2014 1.2% +3.1%
2015 1.1% -7.5%
2016 1.1% -0.6%
2018 1.0% -6.3%
2019 1.3% +27.3%
2021 1.2% -10.9%
2022 1.1% -8.4%
2023 1.1% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.5% 1.4% 1.6% 4
2010s 1.2% 1.0% 1.4% 8
2020s 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 3

More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 1.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 205th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-pupils-enrolled-in-lower-secondary-general-education-who-are-at-least-2-6/escap-north-and-central-asia-nca-unsdcode-98417/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-pupils-enrolled-in-lower-secondary-general-education-who-are-at-least-2-6/escap-north-and-central-asia-nca-unsdcode-98417/">Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,556 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release