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

Latest (2020)
16.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
74th
of 214 groups
All-time high
29.4%
in 2001
All-time low
16.0%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 2001–2020

01020302001201020202001: 29.4 %2002: 28.8 %2003: 28.4 %2004: 27.9 %2005: 28.2 %2006: 26.2 %2007: 25.1 %2008: 24.8 %2009: 23.8 %2010: 25 %2011: 22 %2012: 24.3 %2013: 27.1 %2014: 23.1 %2015: 21 %2016: 23 %2017: 22 %2018: 20.8 %2019: 16 %2020: 16 %

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

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 ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 2001 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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