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 15.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 15.6%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 29.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2024.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 129th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28.3% | — |
| 1998 | 29.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.3% | 29.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 17.6% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.6% | 18.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
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 15.6% 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 29.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 129th 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 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release