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 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 1.6% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World peaked at 1.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.
WB: World ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (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), gaps filled 206.57 million (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, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 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 1.6% 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 1.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
- How does WB: World rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: World ranks 71st 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 up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release