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 73.0% 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
UIS: Central Asia recorded 73.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 77.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2019.
That places UIS: Central Asia 145th 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 | 74.2% | — |
| 1998 | 77.4% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 76.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.0% | 74.2% | 77.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 50.2% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 40.5% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 44.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central Asia
- 142 Ethiopia 58.6% compare
- 143 El Salvador 58.6% compare
- 144 China 58.5% compare
- 145 Kyrgyzstan 57.8% compare
- 146 Kazakhstan 57.5% compare
- 147 Indonesia 57.3% compare
- 148 Rwanda 56.6% 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 73.0% 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 77.4% 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 40.5% in 2019.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 145th 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 72.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release