Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 37.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 1, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 1 stood at 37.5%.
That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 52.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2023.
That places GPE: Region 1 44th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.7% | — |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +46.3% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | +42.2% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -45.1% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 30.7% | 50.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 33.1% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 28.8% | 52.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 1?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 1 was 37.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 44th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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