Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 42.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 42.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 45.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2012.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 39th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41.4% | — |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 41.4% | 43.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 39.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 42.0% | 44.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 42.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 39th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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