Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia, 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 SDG: Western Asia is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 184.5% on the previous year and up 113.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 172nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +32.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -32.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -35.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -64.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +184.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia was 0.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release