Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) stood at 6.7%.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 16.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2022.
That places ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 136th 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 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.8% | — |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -32.3% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +26.9% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.8% | 16.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.5% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 8.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.50 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 6.7% 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2022.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 136th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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