Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 76.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.9%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
78.3%
in 2009
All-time low
66.6%
in 2002
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 76.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 78.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2002.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 70.0% | — |
| 1998 | 69.1% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 68.2% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 68.2% | 70.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 66.6% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 75.4% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 74.5% | 76.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 111 Colombia 73.2% compare
- 112 Mali 72.7% compare
- 113 Monaco 72.6% compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 72.5% compare
- 115 Albania 71.6% compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 70.9% compare
- 117 Mozambique 70.2% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries was 76.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2002.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release