Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 7.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 7.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 37.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 161st of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.9% | — |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +101.0% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +64.3% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -68.5% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +130.5% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -56.4% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 10.9% | 23.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 10.6% | 37.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 7.7% | 18.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 158 Croatia 0.5% compare
- 159 Denmark 0.4% compare
- 160 Cuba 0.4% compare
- 161 Kyrgyzstan 0.4% compare
- 162 Anguilla 0.3% compare
- 163 Republic of Moldova 0.3% compare
- 164 New Zealand 0.3% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 7.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 161st out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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