Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 13.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Western Asia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Western Asia is 13.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 59.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 17.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2020.
That places MDG: Western Asia 126th 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 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16.3% | — |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +59.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +59.6% | 8.4% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 17.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.3% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Western Asia was 13.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 126th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release