Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 90.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
90.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.4%
in 1970
All-time low
85.1%
in 2001
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 90.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 91.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2001.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.4% | — |
| 1971 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 90.7% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 89.0% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 89.6% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 88.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 86.8% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 85.7% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.7% | 89.0% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 87.4% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 85.3% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 85.1% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 89.9% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.9% | 90.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2001.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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