Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 78.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 78.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 79.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2002.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.9% | — |
| 1999 | 66.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 66.6% | 66.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 66.2% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 77.8% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.1% | 78.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 78.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2002.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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