Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 63.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 63.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 65.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1999.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 125th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.7% | — |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 31.8% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 46.1% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 62.8% | 65.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 63.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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