Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 83.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia stood at 83.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 84.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2019.
That places UIS: Central Asia 101st 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 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 77.1% | — |
| 1998 | 84.1% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 77.1% | 84.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 53.6% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 41.0% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 52.7% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central Asia
- 98 Mongolia 84.8% compare
- 99 Sao Tome and Principe 84.3% compare
- 100 Djibouti 84.1% compare
- 101 Brunei Darussalam 83.9% compare
- 102 Cameroon 83.8% compare
- 103 Belize 83.3% compare
- 104 Mozambique 82.8% compare
More education data for UIS: Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 426,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 27.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2019.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Central 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