Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low income
Low income: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 42.2% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low income, 2004–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low income recorded 42.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low income peaked at 42.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2010.
Low income ranks 5th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.4% | — |
| 2005 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.2% | 41.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 37.9% | 42.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 2 Eswatini 72.8% compare
- 3 Central African Republic 62.2% compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 59.2% compare
- 5 Madagascar 59.1% compare
- 6 Lesotho 58.9% compare
- 7 Namibia 55.5% compare
- 8 Burundi 54.7% compare
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low income?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Low income was 42.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2010.
- How does Low income rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Low income ranks 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low 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/