Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 2.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) recorded 2.50 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 2.57 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million, in 2005.
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 188th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.89 million | — |
| 2005 | 1.63 million | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 1.77 million | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.71 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.88 million | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 1.98 million | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.77 million | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.94 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.93 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.04 million | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.10 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.53 million | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 2.57 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.50 million | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.63 million | 1.90 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million | 1.77 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 million | 2.04 million | 2.57 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,143 compare
- 186 Gibraltar 1,072 compare
- 187 British Virgin Islands 1,008 compare
- 188 Palau 919 compare
- 189 San Marino 694 compare
- 190 Cook Islands 620 compare
- 191 Naoero 463 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,525 (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 2.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2005.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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