Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 7.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 7.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.8% 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 15.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2018.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 166th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.6% | — |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +42.2% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +71.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -76.2% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +363.4% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -46.7% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 2.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 7.4% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 163 Republic of Moldova 0.3% compare
- 164 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 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
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 166th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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