Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 28.23 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 28.23 million for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 28.77 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.30 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.30 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.41 million | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 3.54 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 3.73 million | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 3.78 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.85 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 3.83 million | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.93 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 4.08 million | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 4.34 million | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 4.79 million | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 4.47 million | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 4.72 million | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 5.19 million | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 5.43 million | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 5.52 million | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 5.60 million | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 5.87 million | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 6.00 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 6.18 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 6.09 million | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 6.96 million | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 7.78 million | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 8.61 million | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 9.63 million | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 10.73 million | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 11.69 million | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 12.47 million | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 13.54 million | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 14.31 million | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 15.04 million | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 15.62 million | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 16.36 million | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 16.68 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 16.56 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 16.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.28 million | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 17.58 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 18.08 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 19.34 million | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 20.46 million | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 21.12 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 22.25 million | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 23.69 million | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 24.59 million | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 25.59 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 27.30 million | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 27.32 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.36 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 28.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.77 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 28.75 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 28.71 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.48 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 28.23 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.78 million | 3.30 million | 4.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.38 million | 4.47 million | 6.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.18 million | 6.09 million | 14.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.92 million | 15.04 million | 19.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.90 million | 20.46 million | 28.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.59 million | 28.23 million | 28.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 508,954 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 28.23 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.77 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.30 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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How this figure is calculated
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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
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.