Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 3.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 4.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2022.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.6% | — |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 3.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2022.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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