Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 6.13 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1996β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 6.13 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 6.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.93 million, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 million | 2.93 million | 3.68 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.16 million | 3.27 million | 4.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 million | 5.20 million | 5.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.06 million | 6.01 million | 6.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 168 Tonga 5,194 compare
- 169 Maldives 4,423 compare
- 170 St. Lucia 4,183 compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 3,909 compare
- 172 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3,526 compare
- 173 Seychelles 3,365 compare
- 174 Grenada 3,256 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 6.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release