Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.7354 GPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7354 GPIA
Change on year
up 89.7%
Rank
71st
of 214 groups
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.3819 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020

00.250.50.7511998200920201998: 0.464 GPIA1999: 0.757 GPIA2000: 0.783 GPIA2001: 0.704 GPIA2002: 0.728 GPIA2003: 0.733 GPIA2004: 0.726 GPIA2005: 0.768 GPIA2006: 0.811 GPIA2007: 0.803 GPIA2008: 0.833 GPIA2009: 0.806 GPIA2010: 0.783 GPIA2011: 0.834 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2013: 0.828 GPIA2014: 0.435 GPIA2015: 0.397 GPIA2016: 0.48 GPIA2017: 0.441 GPIA2018: 0.382 GPIA2019: 0.388 GPIA2020: 0.735 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 0.7354 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.7% 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 ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3819 GPIA, in 2018.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 71st 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 23 years of available data.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2020.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.4642 GPIA
1999 0.7573 GPIA +63.2%
2000 0.7831 GPIA +3.4%
2001 0.7043 GPIA -10.1%
2002 0.7277 GPIA +3.3%
2003 0.7327 GPIA +0.7%
2004 0.7261 GPIA -0.9%
2005 0.7682 GPIA +5.8%
2006 0.8113 GPIA +5.6%
2007 0.8029 GPIA -1.0%
2008 0.8332 GPIA +3.8%
2009 0.806 GPIA -3.3%
2010 0.7832 GPIA -2.8%
2011 0.8344 GPIA +6.5%
2012 1.02 GPIA +22.4%
2013 0.8275 GPIA -18.9%
2014 0.4349 GPIA -47.4%
2015 0.3972 GPIA -8.7%
2016 0.4803 GPIA +20.9%
2017 0.441 GPIA -8.2%
2018 0.3819 GPIA -13.4%
2019 0.3876 GPIA +1.5%
2020 0.7354 GPIA +89.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6108 GPIA 0.4642 GPIA 0.7573 GPIA 2
2000s 0.7695 GPIA 0.7043 GPIA 0.8332 GPIA 10
2010s 0.5989 GPIA 0.3819 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 10
2020s 0.7354 GPIA 0.7354 GPIA 0.7354 GPIA 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 68 Malawi 0.8555 GPIA compare
  2. 69 Myanmar 0.8517 GPIA compare
  3. 70 Nicaragua 0.8446 GPIA compare
  4. 71 Uganda 0.8434 GPIA compare
  5. 72 Afghanistan 0.8319 GPIA compare
  6. 73 Luxembourg 0.8315 GPIA compare
  7. 74 Vanuatu 0.8313 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 0.7354 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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2012.
What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3819 GPIA in 2018.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 71st out of 214 groups with data for 2020.
Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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