Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 26.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 26.2%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 35.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2024.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 35.9% | — |
| 1998 | 30.4% | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 31.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 30.4% | 35.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 28.4% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 31.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.2% | 28.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 52 Puerto Rico 32.6% compare
- 53 Portugal 32.2% compare
- 54 Denmark 32.1% compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 31.6% compare
- 56 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.8% compare
- 57 Estonia 29.9% compare
- 58 Türkiye 29.6% compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 26.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2024.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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