Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 80.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia stood at 80.3%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 83.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2015.
That places SDG: Western Asia 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.4% | — |
| 1999 | 80.3% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 75.4% | 80.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 80.2% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 71.1% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 78.2% | 80.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia was 80.3% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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