Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 89.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 89.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 93.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2021.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 35th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 92.4% | — |
| 1999 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 92.4% | 92.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 92.2% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 90.1% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 84.4% | 89.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 34 Kenya 99.2% compare
- 35 Mauritania 99.1% compare
- 36 Yemen 99.1% compare
- 37 Myanmar 98.8% compare
- 38 Afghanistan 98.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 89.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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