Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 32.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 32.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 50.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2023.
That places GPE: Region 2 68th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50.1% | — |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 41.6% | 50.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 39.7% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 32.8% | 41.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Region 2 was 32.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 68th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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