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

Latest (2020)
0.4762 GPIA
Change on year
down 28.4%
Rank
143rd
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.9919 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.4762 GPIA
in 2020
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 2001–2020

00.20.40.60.812001201020202001: 0.817 GPIA2002: 0.823 GPIA2003: 0.834 GPIA2004: 0.844 GPIA2005: 0.884 GPIA2006: 0.816 GPIA2007: 0.804 GPIA2008: 0.809 GPIA2009: 0.8 GPIA2010: 0.992 GPIA2011: 0.812 GPIA2012: 0.977 GPIA2013: 0.95 GPIA2014: 0.721 GPIA2015: 0.672 GPIA2016: 0.929 GPIA2017: 0.655 GPIA2018: 0.656 GPIA2019: 0.665 GPIA2020: 0.476 GPIA

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

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 ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 2001 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 140 Jamaica 0.6469 GPIA compare
  2. 141 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.644 GPIA compare
  3. 142 Portugal 0.6424 GPIA
  4. 143 Thailand 0.6419 GPIA compare
  5. 144 Tunisia 0.6398 GPIA compare
  6. 145 Saint Lucia 0.6337 GPIA compare
  7. 146 Botswana 0.6329 GPIA compare

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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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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