Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.9223 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9223 GPIA
Change on year
down 26.3%
Rank
20th
of 214 groups
All-time high
1.25 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.684 GPIA
in 2020
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 0.9223 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.684 GPIA, in 2020.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 20th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.9825 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9995 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.21 GPIA | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8059 GPIA | -33.6% |
| 2020 | 0.684 GPIA | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8701 GPIA | +27.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7942 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.25 GPIA | +57.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9223 GPIA | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8059 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9046 GPIA | 0.684 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 17 Uruguay 1 GPIA compare
- 18 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Malaysia 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Norway 1 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 0.9223 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.684 GPIA in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 20th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release