Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 15.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
15.0%
Change on year
up 10.2%
Rank
26th
of 41 groups
All-time high
20.2%
in 2012
All-time low
13.4%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low & middle income, 2012–2019

051015202012201520192012: 20.2 %2013: 15.8 %2014: 15.4 %2015: 14.6 %2016: 14.5 %2017: 13.4 %2018: 13.6 %2019: 15 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 15.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2019.

That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Low & middle income ranks 26th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income, 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 20.2%
2013 15.8% -21.8%
2014 15.4% -2.4%
2015 14.6% -5.1%
2016 14.5% -1.3%
2017 13.4% -7.4%
2018 13.6% +1.9%
2019 15.0% +10.2%

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 23 Gambia 39.9% compare
  2. 24 Nepal 39.8% compare
  3. 25 Morocco 38.4% compare
  4. 26 Timor-Leste 38.0% compare
  5. 27 Aruba 36.8%
  6. 28 Cape Verde 35.7% compare
  7. 29 Suriname 34.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low & middle income?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low & middle income was 15.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2017.
How does Low & middle income rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Low & middle income ranks 26th out of 41 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low & middle 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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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/