Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 11.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
11.8%
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
34th
of 41 groups
All-time high
16.9%
in 2012
All-time low
9.0%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2009–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Early-demographic dividend, 2009–2019

0510152009201420192009: 12.3 %2011: 12.3 %2012: 16.9 %2013: 11.2 %2014: 11.4 %2015: 10.7 %2016: 10.2 %2017: 9 %2018: 11.3 %2019: 11.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Early-demographic dividend stood at 11.8%.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 16.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2017.

That places Early-demographic dividend 34th out of 41 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Early-demographic dividend, 2009 to 2019.
Year % Change
2009 12.3%
2011 12.3% -0.2%
2012 16.9% +37.3%
2013 11.2% -33.7%
2014 11.4% +2.0%
2015 10.7% -6.4%
2016 10.2% -5.0%
2017 9.0% -11.7%
2018 11.3% +26.3%
2019 11.8% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.3% 12.3% 12.3% 1
2010s 11.7% 9.0% 16.9% 9

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 31 Guinea 32.1% compare
  2. 32 Togo 31.9% compare
  3. 33 South Africa 31.7% compare
  4. 34 Côte d'Ivoire 31.5% compare
  5. 35 Bhutan 30.8% compare
  6. 36 Ethiopia 29.3% compare
  7. 37 Algeria 28.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Early-demographic dividend?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Early-demographic dividend was 11.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2017.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 41 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,217 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/