Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.4762 GPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 0.4762 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 0.9919 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4762 GPIA, in 2020.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 143rd out of 214 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8169 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8231 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8336 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.844 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8835 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8156 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8039 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8088 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8004 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9919 GPIA | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8124 GPIA | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.977 GPIA | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9505 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7208 GPIA | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6724 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9286 GPIA | +38.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6554 GPIA | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6562 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6649 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4762 GPIA | -28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8255 GPIA | 0.8004 GPIA | 0.8835 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.803 GPIA | 0.6554 GPIA | 0.9919 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4762 GPIA | 0.4762 GPIA | 0.4762 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 0.4762 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9919 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4762 GPIA in 2020.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 143rd out of 214 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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