Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNESCO: Sids, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNESCO: Sids stood at 1.1%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 3.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2023.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 117th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.3% | — |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 266,607 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNESCO: Sids?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNESCO: Sids was 1.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2023.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNESCO: Sids 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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