Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 80.6%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2002.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 70.8% | — |
| 1998 | 69.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 69.3% | 70.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 68.9% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 78.7% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.0% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 93 Togo 84.4% compare
- 94 Chile 84.3% compare
- 95 Bhutan 84.2% compare
- 96 Syrian Arab Republic 83.8% compare
- 97 Burkina Faso 83.3% compare
- 98 Brazil 83.2% compare
- 99 Brunei Darussalam 82.8% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 80.6% 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2002.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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