Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 2.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 2.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 3.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.2% | — |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 38 Guatemala 28.4% compare
- 39 Senegal 25.8% compare
- 40 Colombia 25.8% compare
- 41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.7% compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 25.1% compare
- 43 Niger 24.7% compare
- 44 El Salvador 24.2% compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,129 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 1,612 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 1,548 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.88 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.04 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.09 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.6% (2019)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 2.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 41 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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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/