Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 7.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 11.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2023.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 168th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.7% | — |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.1% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 165 Monaco 0.2% compare
- 166 Malta 0.2% compare
- 167 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2% compare
- 168 San Marino 0.2% compare
- 169 Republic of Korea 0.2% compare
- 170 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 171 Sweden 0.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1619 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 7.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2023.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 168th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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