Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: World
SDG: 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 SDG: World, 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 SDG: World is 1.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: World peaked at 1.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.
That places SDG: World 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (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), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % 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 SDG: World?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: 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 SDG: 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 SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
- How does SDG: World rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: World ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release