Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes was 19.44 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 19.44 million for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 19.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.98 million, in 1981.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.05 million | 8.98 million | 10.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.44 million | 9.92 million | 11.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.80 million | 11.75 million | 15.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.32 million | 15.66 million | 17.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.52 million | 17.63 million | 19.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 164 Cabo Verde 55,831 compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 55,176 compare
- 166 Luxembourg 53,672 compare
- 167 Guadeloupe 50,899 compare
- 168 Martinique 47,706 compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 41,660 compare
- 170 Brunei Darussalam 40,924 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 4.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 19.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.98 million in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release