Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 73.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 74.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1993.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 88th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30.5% | — |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 30.5% | 39.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 40.4% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 58.8% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 70.8% | 74.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.0% compare
- 86 Brunei Darussalam 85.6% compare
- 87 North Macedonia 85.4% compare
- 88 Saint Lucia 85.2% compare
- 89 Montenegro 85.1% compare
- 90 Thailand 84.9% compare
- 91 Serbia 84.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 73.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release