Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 34.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) stood at 34.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 234.2% on the previous year and up 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 34.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2023.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 54th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.2% | — |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +234.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.0% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 10.4% | 34.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 51 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.3% compare
- 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.3% compare
- 53 Uruguay 16.3% compare
- 54 Antigua and Barbuda 16.2% compare
- 55 Dominica 16.0% compare
- 56 Micronesia, Federated States of 15.2% compare
- 57 Afghanistan 15.2% compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 34.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2023.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 54th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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