Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in World

World: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10.2%
Change on year
down 6.9%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
12.7%
in 2012
All-time low
10.2%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in World, 2012–2019

0510152012201520192012: 12.7 %2013: 12.2 %2014: 11.9 %2015: 11.5 %2016: 11.2 %2017: 10.3 %2018: 11 %2019: 10.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in World stood at 10.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in World, 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, both sexes (%) in World, 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 12.7%
2013 12.2% -3.7%
2014 11.9% -2.9%
2015 11.5% -2.8%
2016 11.2% -2.7%
2017 10.3% -8.0%
2018 11.0% +6.7%
2019 10.2% -6.9%

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Liberia 78.5% compare
  2. 2 Eswatini 67.2% compare
  3. 3 Central African Republic 59.9%
  4. 4 Burkina Faso 59.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in World?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in World was 10.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2019.
How does World rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 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/