Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 1.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2023.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.0% | — |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 75 Afghanistan 0.0%
- 75 China 0.0% compare
- 75 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 75 Iran 0.0% compare
- 75 Kuwait 0.0%
- 75 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 75 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 75 Nicaragua 0.0% compare
- 75 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 1.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release