Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 80.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2002.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 70.8% | — |
| 1998 | 69.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 69.3% | 70.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 68.9% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 78.7% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.0% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 93 Togo 84.4% compare
- 94 Chile 84.3% compare
- 95 Bhutan 84.2% compare
- 96 Syrian Arab Republic 83.8% compare
- 97 Burkina Faso 83.3% compare
- 98 Brazil 83.2% compare
- 99 Brunei Darussalam 82.8% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries was 80.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2002.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release