Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Western Asia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Western Asia is 10.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 15.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2022.
That places SDG: Western Asia 145th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.1% | — |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: 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 | +39.1% | 7.8% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.8% | 10.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 142 Singapore 0.9% compare
- 143 Italy 0.8% compare
- 144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8% compare
- 145 Indonesia 0.8% compare
- 146 North Macedonia 0.8% compare
- 147 Seychelles 0.8% compare
- 148 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Western Asia was 10.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 145th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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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February 2026 Data Release