Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 11.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 29.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 131st 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 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.6% | — |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +42.2% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +28.5% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +61.5% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +65.5% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -33.8% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 20.2% | 29.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 15.8% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 11.7% | 20.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 11.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 131st out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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