Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.5502 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5502 GPIA
Change on year
up 6.5%
Rank
133rd
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.6485 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.4925 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
18
2005–2023

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2005–2023

00.20.40.62005201420232005: 0.572 GPIA2006: 0.567 GPIA2007: 0.605 GPIA2008: 0.607 GPIA2009: 0.609 GPIA2010: 0.648 GPIA2011: 0.614 GPIA2012: 0.601 GPIA2013: 0.577 GPIA2014: 0.574 GPIA2015: 0.594 GPIA2016: 0.525 GPIA2017: 0.492 GPIA2018: 0.511 GPIA2019: 0.497 GPIA2020: 0.509 GPIA2021: 0.517 GPIA2023: 0.55 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 0.5502 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2023.

The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 0.6485 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4925 GPIA, in 2017.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 133rd 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 18 years of available data.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for 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) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2005 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
2005 0.5722 GPIA
2006 0.567 GPIA -0.9%
2007 0.6048 GPIA +6.7%
2008 0.6073 GPIA +0.4%
2009 0.6089 GPIA +0.3%
2010 0.6485 GPIA +6.5%
2011 0.6136 GPIA -5.4%
2012 0.601 GPIA -2.0%
2013 0.5767 GPIA -4.0%
2014 0.5743 GPIA -0.4%
2015 0.5943 GPIA +3.5%
2016 0.5255 GPIA -11.6%
2017 0.4925 GPIA -6.3%
2018 0.5108 GPIA +3.7%
2019 0.4974 GPIA -2.6%
2020 0.5094 GPIA +2.4%
2021 0.5166 GPIA +1.4%
2023 0.5502 GPIA +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.592 GPIA 0.567 GPIA 0.6089 GPIA 5
2010s 0.5634 GPIA 0.4925 GPIA 0.6485 GPIA 10
2020s 0.5254 GPIA 0.5094 GPIA 0.5502 GPIA 3

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 130 Spain 0.6778 GPIA compare
  2. 131 Hungary 0.6748 GPIA compare
  3. 132 Namibia 0.6742 GPIA compare
  4. 133 Kuwait 0.6647 GPIA compare
  5. 134 Fiji 0.6646 GPIA compare
  6. 135 Andorra 0.6616 GPIA compare
  7. 136 Bulgaria 0.6601 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 398 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 0.5502 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 0.6485 GPIA in 2010.
What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4925 GPIA in 2017.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 133rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
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)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release