Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 87.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 87.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 2010.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 52nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84.2% | — |
| 1999 | 82.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.7% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.6% | 82.9% | 84.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 64.3% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.6% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 72.5% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 87.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 2010.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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