Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 15.74 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 15.74 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 15.74 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.09 million, in 1994.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 120th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.09 million | — |
| 1995 | 8.26 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 8.13 million | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 8.52 million | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 8.85 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 8.99 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 9.30 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 9.79 million | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 9.98 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.68 million | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 11.11 million | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.85 million | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.16 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 10.56 million | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 10.24 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 10.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.80 million | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 11.69 million | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 11.90 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.87 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.03 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.25 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 12.39 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.76 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 13.05 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.26 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.59 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 14.16 million | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 15.14 million | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 15.60 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 15.74 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.47 million | 8.09 million | 8.99 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.39 million | 9.30 million | 11.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.20 million | 10.80 million | 13.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.85 million | 13.59 million | 15.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 15.74 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.74 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.09 million in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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