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 3.0% 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 3.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% 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 4.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 57th 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 | 3.3% | — |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 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 3.0% 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 4.1% in 2012.
- 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 2.9% in 2022.
- 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 57th 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 20.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release