Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 2.2% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 2.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2022.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 100th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.3% | — |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 2.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2022.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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