Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World
WB: 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 WB: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World peaked at 1.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
That places WB: World 113th 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 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: World?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: 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 WB: 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 WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does WB: World rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: World ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release