National-level data on the total population of pupils enrolled in lower secondary education. Figures are reported by countries themselves, with definitions and methodologies determined at the national level. The dataset is compiled by the Global Partnership for Education.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in lower secondary school enrollment over time for a specific country.
- Compare national pupil counts across different countries to assess relative education system scale.
- Model the relationship between national enrollment figures and other development indicators like GDP.
- Identify countries with significant changes in reported pupil population between data collection periods.
Strengths
- Data is sourced directly from national authorities, providing official statistics.
- Covers a global scope, including many countries.
Limitations
- Country-specific definitions for 'lower secondary' and 'pupils' limit direct cross-national comparability.
- The total number of rows, time coverage, and update frequency are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- Global Partnership for Education via World Bank.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from country-reported national statistics.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global, country-level.