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 84.4% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 84.4%, 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 1.9% 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 84.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2001.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 91st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 71.7% | — |
| 1998 | 70.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 74.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 70.6% | 71.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 70.4% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 81.7% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 81.6% | 84.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 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 84.4% 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% 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 70.4% in 2001.
- 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 91st 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 1.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release