Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 30.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.3%
Change on year
down 15.7%
Rank
13th
of 214 groups
All-time high
36.0%
in 2023
All-time low
20.8%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 30.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 36.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1998.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 13th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.8% | — |
| 1999 | 25.1% | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +31.8% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +30.5% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 20.8% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 26.8% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 25.7% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 30.3% | 36.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 10 Burundi 46.9% compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 46.6% compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 46.6% compare
- 13 Uganda 43.7% compare
- 14 Nicaragua 43.5% compare
- 15 Mozambique 42.3% compare
- 16 Eswatini 40.7% compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNESCO: Sids was 30.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1998.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 13th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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