Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.6488 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6488 GPIA
Change on year
up 6.9%
Rank
99th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.7133 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.2989 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
21
2003–2024
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 0.6488 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 0.7133 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2989 GPIA, in 2015.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 99th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.6334 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.6264 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3642 GPIA | -41.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6601 GPIA | +81.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4093 GPIA | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5882 GPIA | +43.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6376 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4134 GPIA | -35.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4539 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6489 GPIA | +43.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5691 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2989 GPIA | -47.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5698 GPIA | +90.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6252 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5887 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5687 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6871 GPIA | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7133 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3484 GPIA | -51.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6067 GPIA | +74.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6488 GPIA | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5469 GPIA | 0.3642 GPIA | 0.6601 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5374 GPIA | 0.2989 GPIA | 0.6489 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6009 GPIA | 0.3484 GPIA | 0.7133 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 96 El Salvador 0.7604 GPIA compare
- 97 Marshall Islands 0.7594 GPIA compare
- 98 Palau 0.7591 GPIA compare
- 99 Kiribati 0.7572 GPIA compare
- 100 Austria 0.757 GPIA compare
- 101 Egypt 0.7551 GPIA compare
- 102 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.7511 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 0.6488 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7133 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2989 GPIA in 2015.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 99th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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