Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 85.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 85.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 90.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2023.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 83rd out of 143 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.6% | — |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.5% | 88.1% | 90.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 80.9% | 89.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 80 Costa Rica 83.8% compare
- 81 Gambia 81.5% compare
- 82 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.5% compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 79.7% compare
- 84 Indonesia 76.2% compare
- 85 Namibia 72.8% compare
- 86 Kiribati 58.1% compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2023.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 83rd out of 143 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release