Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 4.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 7.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2022.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 157th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.0% | — |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +39.8% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 4.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2022.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 157th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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