Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 70.1%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 70.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 1997.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 169th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 59.8% | — |
| 1998 | 64.6% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.8% | 59.8% | 64.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 64.8% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 63.4% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.1% | 70.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 70.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 1997.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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