Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 6.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 6.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 13.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 138th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.6% | — |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 135 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 136 Tonga 0.9% compare
- 137 Slovenia 0.9% compare
- 138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8% compare
- 139 Oman 0.8% compare
- 140 Singapore 0.7% compare
- 141 North Macedonia 0.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 6.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 138th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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