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 88.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
125th
of 221 groups
All-time high
90.3%
in 2009
All-time low
84.5%
in 2002
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 88.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% 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 90.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2002.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 125th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 89.9% | — |
| 1971 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 89.3% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 88.9% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 88.3% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 86.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 88.2% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 86.3% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 85.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 84.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 84.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 88.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.5% | 88.9% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 86.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 84.8% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 84.5% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 88.3% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 88.2% | 88.9% | 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) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % 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, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (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, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (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 88.8% 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 90.3% in 2009.
- 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 84.5% in 2002.
- 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 125th 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 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release