Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 59.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 59.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 60.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1996.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 47.9% | — |
| 1995 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.0% | 48.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 47.0% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 48.4% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 56.7% | 60.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 765,771 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 59.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1996.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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