Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 16.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 16.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 18.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2022.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 73rd of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.1% | — |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.1% | 17.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 13.3% | 16.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 70 Palau 7.4% compare
- 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
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 16.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2022.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 73rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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