Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 21.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 21.7%.
The figure is down 65.2% on the previous year and up 219.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 138.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2006.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 97th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.8% | — |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -49.0% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +48.1% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +72.5% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +59.9% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -38.8% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +66.2% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +30.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -25.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +100.8% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | +316.4% |
| 2021 | 138.9% | +159.4% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -76.7% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +92.6% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | -65.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +316.4% | 12.9% | 53.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 21.7% | 138.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 21.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 138.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 97th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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