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 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
98.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.8%
in 2022
All-time low
97.6%
in 2000
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1997–2024

0204060801001997201020241997: 98 %1998: 97.9 %1999: 97.7 %2000: 97.6 %2001: 97.8 %2002: 98 %2003: 98.3 %2004: 98.1 %2005: 98.1 %2006: 98.2 %2007: 98.1 %2008: 98 %2009: 98.3 %2010: 98.7 %2011: 98.7 %2012: 98.5 %2013: 98.5 %2014: 98.6 %2015: 98.6 %2016: 98.4 %2017: 98.5 %2018: 98.5 %2019: 98.4 %2020: 98.5 %2021: 98.7 %2022: 98.8 %2023: 98.6 %2024: 98.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 98.3% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 98.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2000.

That places ALECSO: Member Countries 157th 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 ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%) in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 98.0%
1998 97.9% -0.1%
1999 97.7% -0.2%
2000 97.6% -0.1%
2001 97.8% +0.2%
2002 98.0% +0.2%
2003 98.3% +0.3%
2004 98.1% -0.2%
2005 98.1% +0.0%
2006 98.2% +0.0%
2007 98.1% -0.1%
2008 98.0% -0.0%
2009 98.3% +0.2%
2010 98.7% +0.4%
2011 98.7% +0.1%
2012 98.5% -0.2%
2013 98.5% -0.0%
2014 98.6% +0.1%
2015 98.6% -0.0%
2016 98.4% -0.2%
2017 98.5% +0.1%
2018 98.5% -0.0%
2019 98.4% -0.0%
2020 98.5% +0.0%
2021 98.7% +0.2%
2022 98.8% +0.1%
2023 98.6% -0.1%
2024 98.3% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 97.8% 97.7% 98.0% 3
2000s 98.0% 97.6% 98.3% 10
2010s 98.5% 98.4% 98.7% 10
2020s 98.6% 98.3% 98.8% 5

Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries

  1. 154 Greece 98.9% compare
  2. 155 Saint Lucia 98.7% compare
  3. 156 Mozambique 98.7% compare
  4. 157 Belize 98.6% compare
  5. 158 Togo 98.6% compare
  6. 159 Jordan 98.3% compare
  7. 160 Spain 98.3% compare

See the full ranking of 418 places →

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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 98.3% 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 98.8% 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 97.6% in 2000.
How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 157th 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 0.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 10,035 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release