Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 6.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 6.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2003.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.4% | — |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 6.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2003.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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