Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 10.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 14.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2023.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 148th 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 14 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.2% | — |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 13.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 145 Indonesia 0.8% compare
- 146 North Macedonia 0.8% compare
- 147 Seychelles 0.8% compare
- 148 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
- 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% compare
- 150 Liechtenstein 0.6% compare
- 151 Mongolia 0.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 10.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2023.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 148th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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