Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 8.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 9.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2018.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 158th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.3% | — |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +92.6% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.5% | 8.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 8.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2018.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 158th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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