Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 16.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 16.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 29.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2019.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 74th out of 214 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29.4% | — |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 23.8% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 16.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 7.3% compare
- 72 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.9% compare
- 73 Switzerland 6.8% compare
- 74 Brazil 6.8% compare
- 75 Luxembourg 6.7% compare
- 76 Dominica 6.7% compare
- 77 Antigua and Barbuda 6.7% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 16.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2019.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 74th out of 214 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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