Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
117th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.6%
in 2022
All-time low
97.0%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 98.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 98.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 1999.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 117th 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 97.2% | — |
| 1999 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.1% | 97.0% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 98.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release