Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 14.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) recorded 14.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 35.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2021.
That places ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 123rd 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 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.7% | — |
| 2004 | 19.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +41.2% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | +48.5% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -40.3% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +86.8% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -48.3% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +72.5% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -41.9% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +86.8% | 19.0% | 35.5% |
| 2022 | +72.5% | 13.9% | 23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.1% | 27.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 17.2% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 13.9% | 23.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- 120 Cyprus 2.2% compare
- 121 Naoero 2.0% compare
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 2.0% compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
- 124 Maldives 1.8% compare
- 125 Azerbaijan 1.8% compare
- 126 Egypt 1.8% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.50 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 14.2% 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2021.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 123rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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