Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 80.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
80.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
105th
of 221 groups
All-time high
80.2%
in 2024
All-time low
74.5%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 80.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 80.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1998.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 105th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.5% | — |
| 1999 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 74.5% | 74.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 75.8% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 77.1% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.0% | 80.2% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 112.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2163 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 80.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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