School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 48.20 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
48.20 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
51.76 million
in 2005
All-time low
46.16 million
in 2019
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 48.20 million for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 51.76 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 46.16 million, in 2019.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50.99 million | — |
| 2000 | 51.04 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.54 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.77 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 51.20 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 51.76 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 51.65 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 51.58 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.79 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 50.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.75 million | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 48.80 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 47.76 million | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 47.51 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.02 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 46.77 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 46.79 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46.66 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 46.39 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.16 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 46.64 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 46.86 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.68 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 48.55 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 48.20 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.99 million | 50.99 million | 50.99 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.12 million | 50.54 million | 51.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.36 million | 46.16 million | 49.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.59 million | 46.64 million | 48.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 48.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.76 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.16 million in 2019.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release