Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 8.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 8.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 16.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2022.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 107th 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 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.8% | — |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +37.8% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.2% | 16.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.6% | 10.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 8.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2022.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 107th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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