Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 84.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 84.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2016.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 66.2% | — |
| 1998 | 68.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +45.3% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.3% | 44.2% | 64.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.6% | 66.2% | 68.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 51.4% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 43.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 64.2% | 84.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 70 Tajikistan 92.2% compare
- 71 Canada 91.5% compare
- 72 Sri Lanka 91.5% compare
- 73 Cote d'Ivoire 91.3% compare
- 74 South Africa 91.1% compare
- 75 Eswatini 90.7% compare
- 76 Tunisia 90.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 84.2% 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2016.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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