Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Central Asia recorded 0.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 1.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
That places UIS: Central Asia 210th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +97.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 426,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central Asia was 0.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 210th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Central Asia 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