Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 9.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 3, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 3 stood at 9.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 10.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2022.
That places GPE: Region 3 97th 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 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.4% | — |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +46.7% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 3?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 3 was 9.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2022.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 97th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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