Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World stood at 81.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World peaked at 81.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 1998.
UNICEF: World ranks 121st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.3% | — |
| 1999 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 73.3% | 73.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 75.0% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 77.8% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 81.3% | 81.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: World was 81.5% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: World ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release