Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 43.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 43.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 49.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 3rd out of 214 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 27.6% | — |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9% | 27.6% | 35.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 36.7% | 46.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 37.1% | 49.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 1 Solomon Islands 82.6% compare
- 2 Rwanda 78.7% compare
- 3 Cape Verde 75.2% compare
- 4 Eritrea 72.6% compare
- 5 Liberia 65.0% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 55.3% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,620 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 955,571 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 784,968 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.75 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49,680 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,737 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 43.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 3rd out of 214 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 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