Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 14.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 14.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 30.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 118th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.9% | — |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +41.9% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +45.7% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 22.0% | 29.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 18.2% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 21.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 14.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 118th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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