Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) was 15.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 15.61 million.
That represents a change of up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 15.65 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.93 million, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.93 million | — |
| 1998 | 7.94 million | +170.7% |
| 1999 | 8.29 million | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 8.66 million | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 8.42 million | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 8.89 million | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 9.34 million | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 9.26 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 9.19 million | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.54 million | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 9.80 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.17 million | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 10.86 million | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 11.42 million | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 11.85 million | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 12.37 million | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 12.95 million | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 13.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.55 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.76 million | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 14.46 million | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.93 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 14.98 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.56 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 15.54 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.65 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 15.61 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 15.61 million | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +170.7% | 2.93 million | 7.94 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.39 million | 2.93 million | 8.29 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.41 million | 8.42 million | 10.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.45 million | 11.42 million | 14.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.59 million | 15.54 million | 15.65 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 15.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.65 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release