Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 89.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
89.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.0%
in 1974
All-time low
88.5%
in 2021
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 89.5% 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 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 94.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2021.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 114th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.3% | — |
| 1971 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 94.0% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 92.1% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 91.6% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 90.9% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 90.4% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 89.8% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.5% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.6% | 89.8% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.4% | 90.2% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 88.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.5% | 89.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 371.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 89.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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