Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 13.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 13.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 45.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2021.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 125th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.6% | — |
| 1999 | 28.9% | -36.6% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 28.9% | 45.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 20.3% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.9% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 2.0% compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
- 124 Maldives 1.8% compare
- 125 Azerbaijan 1.8% compare
- 126 Egypt 1.8% compare
- 127 Tokelau 1.8% compare
- 128 Jordan 1.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 13.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 125th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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