Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) was 52.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 52.63 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 52.63 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.03 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 103rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.13 million | — |
| 1971 | 12.03 million | -25.4% |
| 1972 | 12.77 million | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 13.21 million | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 13.59 million | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 18.20 million | +33.9% |
| 1976 | 14.59 million | -19.8% |
| 1977 | 15.04 million | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 15.70 million | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 15.75 million | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 16.08 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 15.22 million | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 16.43 million | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 16.80 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 17.25 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 20.67 million | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 17.44 million | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 18.94 million | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 19.61 million | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 19.60 million | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 20.35 million | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 21.69 million | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 23.11 million | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 24.14 million | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 25.20 million | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 26.23 million | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 27.93 million | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 27.72 million | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 29.81 million | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 30.13 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 30.77 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 31.90 million | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 32.59 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 32.88 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 33.36 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 33.35 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.29 million | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 35.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 35.82 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 36.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 36.43 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 37.00 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 37.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 39.01 million | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 39.79 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 40.48 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 41.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 41.57 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 42.68 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 43.99 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 44.87 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 46.00 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 47.62 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 50.25 million | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 52.63 million | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +33.9% | 13.59 million | 18.20 million |
| 1971 | -25.4% | 16.13 million | 12.03 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.70 million | 12.03 million | 18.20 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.81 million | 15.22 million | 20.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.63 million | 20.35 million | 30.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.78 million | 30.77 million | 36.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.92 million | 36.43 million | 43.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.27 million | 44.87 million | 52.63 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 52.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.63 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.03 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release