Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 74.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 74.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 77.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2002.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 137th 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 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.4% | — |
| 1999 | 65.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 65.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 65.8% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 64.1% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 74.5% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 73.5% | 74.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 765,771 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 74.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2002.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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