Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 2.3%.
The figure is up 68.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 3.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 83rd 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 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -24.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -31.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -75.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +1259.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -23.4% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +68.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 330,831 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 2.3% 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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