Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10.2%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
92nd
of 214 groups
All-time high
12.4%
in 2010
All-time low
8.6%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2008–2024

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2008–2024

02.557.51012.52008201620242008: 10.4 %2010: 12.4 %2013: 11.7 %2014: 11.1 %2015: 11.4 %2016: 10.9 %2017: 10.2 %2018: 10.1 %2019: 10.8 %2020: 9.9 %2021: 9.4 %2022: 8.6 %2023: 10.1 %2024: 10.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 10.2%.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 12.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2022.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 92nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2008 to 2024.
Year % Change
2008 10.4%
2010 12.4% +19.5%
2013 11.7% -5.8%
2014 11.1% -4.7%
2015 11.4% +2.0%
2016 10.9% -4.0%
2017 10.2% -6.4%
2018 10.1% -1.2%
2019 10.8% +7.3%
2020 9.9% -8.4%
2021 9.4% -5.1%
2022 8.6% -8.3%
2023 10.1% +17.1%
2024 10.2% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.4% 10.4% 10.4% 1
2010s 11.1% 10.1% 12.4% 8
2020s 9.7% 8.6% 10.2% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 89 Hong Kong, China 4.7% compare
  2. 90 Peru 4.3% compare
  3. 91 Macau, China 4.1% compare
  4. 92 Saudi Arabia 4.0% compare
  5. 93 Romania 3.9% compare
  6. 94 Czechia 3.9% compare
  7. 95 Greece 3.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 10.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2022.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 92nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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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