Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
85.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.7%
in 1978
All-time low
81.0%
in 2013
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 85.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 95.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2013.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 94.2% | — |
| 1976 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 93.7% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 92.9% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 91.7% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 89.6% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 89.3% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 88.6% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 88.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 86.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.0% | 94.2% | 95.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 91.7% | 88.6% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 85.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 82.0% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 81.0% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 85.1% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 193 New Caledonia 73.2% compare
- 194 Costa Rica 73.0% compare
- 195 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 72.8% compare
- 196 North Macedonia 71.5% compare
- 197 Switzerland 71.2% compare
- 198 Montenegro 71.2% compare
- 199 Liechtenstein 70.9% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 85.5% 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2013.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release