Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 9.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 12.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 96th 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 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.3% | — |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 371.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 9.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 96th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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