Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 97.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 97.4% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 97.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2008.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 97.1% | — |
| 1998 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.0% | 96.9% | 97.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.7% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.3% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2008.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release