Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 95.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
39th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.5%
in 1974
All-time low
94.3%
in 2021
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 95.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 98.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2021.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 97.7% | — |
| 1971 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 97.9% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 97.4% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 96.8% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 97.5% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.6% | 96.7% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 96.6% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.2% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.3% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release