Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 36.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 36.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 45.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2023.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 46th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.7% | — |
| 2002 | 43.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.7% | 36.0% | 45.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 37.1% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 29.8% | 38.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 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) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 36.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2023.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 46th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release