Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 98.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 99.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 100th 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: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.2% | — |
| 1999 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 98.5% 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: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release