Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) was 12.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 12.50 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 12.60 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 543,966, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 146th 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 543,966 | — |
| 1998 | 5.04 million | +826.8% |
| 1999 | 5.47 million | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 5.68 million | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 5.86 million | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.08 million | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 6.18 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.97 million | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.71 million | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 6.04 million | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 6.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.64 million | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 7.26 million | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 7.78 million | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 8.14 million | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 8.60 million | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 9.30 million | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 9.60 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 10.01 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 11.28 million | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 11.02 million | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.73 million | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 11.78 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.48 million | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 12.53 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.50 million | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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 | +826.8% | 543,966 | 5.04 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.68 million | 543,966 | 5.47 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.16 million | 5.68 million | 7.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 million | 7.78 million | 11.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.54 million | 12.48 million | 12.60 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 143 Vanuatu 38,728 compare
- 144 Lesotho 37,636 compare
- 145 Eswatini 37,144 compare
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 35,085 compare
- 147 Cyprus 30,399 compare
- 148 Central African Republic 30,272 compare
- 149 Luxembourg 28,505 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 12.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.60 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 543,966 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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