Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: World
SDG: World: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: World, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: World is 79.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% 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 SDG: World peaked at 79.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1997.
That places SDG: World 117th 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 SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 69.5% | — |
| 1998 | 72.7% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 69.5% | 72.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 74.1% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 76.0% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 77.8% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: World?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: World was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1997.
- How does SDG: World rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: World ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release