Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 17.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 17.0%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 26.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2020.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 120th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.6% | — |
| 1999 | 26.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.6% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 20.7% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 17.7% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 17.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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