Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World
WB: World: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.4%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.1%
in 1998
All-time low
98.4%
in 2024
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: World recorded 98.4% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World peaked at 99.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2024.
That places WB: World 108th 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 WB: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.1% | — |
| 1999 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | +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 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: 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 WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
- How does WB: World rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: World ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release