Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 89.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
89.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
41st
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.3%
in 2016
All-time low
87.3%
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1998–2024

0204060801001998201120241998: 90.6 %1999: 90.3 %2000: 89.7 %2001: 89.7 %2002: 89.6 %2003: 89.5 %2004: 89.3 %2005: 89.4 %2006: 89.7 %2007: 90 %2008: 90.6 %2009: 90.7 %2010: 90.7 %2011: 90.6 %2012: 90.8 %2013: 90.7 %2014: 91.2 %2015: 91.1 %2016: 91.3 %2017: 90.2 %2018: 90.2 %2019: 90.3 %2020: 88.4 %2021: 87.3 %2022: 88.6 %2023: 89 %2024: 89.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 89.7%.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 91.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2021.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 41st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1998 to 2024.
Year % Change
1998 90.6%
1999 90.3% -0.3%
2000 89.7% -0.7%
2001 89.7% -0.0%
2002 89.6% -0.1%
2003 89.5% -0.1%
2004 89.3% -0.3%
2005 89.4% +0.1%
2006 89.7% +0.3%
2007 90.0% +0.3%
2008 90.6% +0.7%
2009 90.7% +0.2%
2010 90.7% -0.1%
2011 90.6% -0.0%
2012 90.8% +0.2%
2013 90.7% -0.1%
2014 91.2% +0.6%
2015 91.1% -0.1%
2016 91.3% +0.2%
2017 90.2% -1.3%
2018 90.2% -0.0%
2019 90.3% +0.2%
2020 88.4% -2.2%
2021 87.3% -1.2%
2022 88.6% +1.5%
2023 89.0% +0.5%
2024 89.7% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.4% 90.3% 90.6% 2
2000s 89.8% 89.3% 90.7% 10
2010s 90.7% 90.2% 91.3% 10
2020s 88.6% 87.3% 89.7% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 38 Mauritania 99.2% compare
  2. 39 Oman 99.1% compare
  3. 40 Afghanistan 99.0% compare
  4. 41 Saudi Arabia 98.6% compare
  5. 42 Comoros 98.6% compare
  6. 43 Hong Kong, China 98.5% compare
  7. 44 Algeria 98.2% compare

See the full ranking of 411 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 89.7% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2021.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release