Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 23.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 23.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 25.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2019.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 53rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.7% | — |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 23.7% | 25.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.9% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.5% | 23.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- 50 Bahamas 13.0% compare
- 51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.7% compare
- 52 Afghanistan 12.6% compare
- 53 Micronesia, Federated States of 11.4% compare
- 54 Marshall Islands 11.2% compare
- 55 Algeria 11.2% compare
- 56 El Salvador 10.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 23.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 53rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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