Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted was 57.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in SDG: World, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in SDG: World stood at 57.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in SDG: World peaked at 57.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2017.
SDG: World ranks 22nd of 54 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 51.3% | — |
| 2016 | 50.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.8% | 49.9% | 51.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 53.3% | 57.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in SDG: World?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted in SDG: World was 57.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2017.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted?
- SDG: World ranks 22nd out of 54 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release