Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)

ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 2.05 million in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.05 million
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.11 million
in 2019
All-time low
903,185
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200920201998: 903.2k1999: 912.2k2000: 978.7k2001: 1.1M2002: 1.1M2003: 1.2M2004: 1.3M2005: 1.3M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.3M2009: 1.4M2010: 1.5M2011: 1.4M2012: 1.6M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.8M2015: 1.9M2016: 1.9M2017: 2.0M2018: 2.1M2019: 2.1M2020: 2.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 2.05 million, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 2.11 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 903,185, in 1998.

ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 195th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 903,185
1999 912,211 +1.0%
2000 978,696 +7.3%
2001 1.06 million +7.9%
2002 1.10 million +4.6%
2003 1.19 million +7.8%
2004 1.31 million +9.8%
2005 1.33 million +2.0%
2006 1.31 million -1.8%
2007 1.32 million +0.5%
2008 1.35 million +2.2%
2009 1.44 million +7.0%
2010 1.49 million +3.2%
2011 1.44 million -3.4%
2012 1.62 million +12.9%
2013 1.73 million +6.8%
2014 1.83 million +6.0%
2015 1.91 million +4.1%
2016 1.91 million +0.3%
2017 1.99 million +3.9%
2018 2.06 million +3.4%
2019 2.11 million +2.7%
2020 2.05 million -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 907,698 903,185 912,211 2
2000s 1.24 million 978,696 1.44 million 10
2010s 1.81 million 1.44 million 2.11 million 10
2020s 2.05 million 2.05 million 2.05 million 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)

  1. 192 Anguilla 386 compare
  2. 193 Tuvalu 351 compare
  3. 194 Montserrat 106 compare
  4. 195 Niue 79 compare
  5. 196 Tokelau 55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 2.05 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
The lowest recorded value was 903,185 in 1998.
How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,809 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release