Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 79.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 79.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 1997.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 109th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72.0% | — |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.3% | 72.0% | 77.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 76.7% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 76.5% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 77.8% | 79.8% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.30 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 79.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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