Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) recorded 3.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) peaked at 10.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 170th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.6% | — |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3% | 5.6% | 10.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
- 167 South Korea 0.1% compare
- 168 Sweden 0.1% compare
- 169 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 170 Iran 0.1% compare
- 171 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 172 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 173 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 173 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 173 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 173 United Kingdom 0.0%
- 173 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 173 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 173 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 173 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 173 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 173 Malaysia 0.0%
- 173 Niue 0.0%
- 173 Norway 0.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) was 3.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 170th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 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