Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 40.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 40.76 million for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 40.76 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.39 million, in 1972.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.39 million | — |
| 1973 | 12.77 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 12.96 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 13.12 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 13.16 million | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 13.31 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 13.51 million | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 13.80 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 14.23 million | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 12.90 million | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 14.23 million | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 14.76 million | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 15.08 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 15.25 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 14.53 million | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 15.75 million | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 15.93 million | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 15.29 million | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 15.20 million | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.07 million | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 16.90 million | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 17.60 million | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 18.44 million | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 19.58 million | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 20.68 million | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 21.53 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 23.25 million | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 24.02 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 25.11 million | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 26.14 million | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 27.27 million | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 28.00 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.01 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.26 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 28.89 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 29.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 29.41 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 30.55 million | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 31.48 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 31.96 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 32.98 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 34.15 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 35.02 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 35.89 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 37.59 million | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 37.65 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 38.85 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 39.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 39.66 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 39.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 40.38 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 40.71 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 40.76 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.13 million | 12.39 million | 13.80 million | 8 |
| 1980s | 14.79 million | 12.90 million | 15.93 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.33 million | 15.20 million | 24.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.08 million | 25.11 million | 30.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.47 million | 31.48 million | 39.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.27 million | 39.66 million | 40.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 566,569 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.85 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 40.76 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.76 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.39 million in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.