Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 98.4% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World peaked at 99.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: World 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.2% | — |
| 1998 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.7% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 212.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: World ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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