Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 32.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 32.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 46.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 22nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.2% | — |
| 1999 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 36.0% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 35.1% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.2% | 33.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 32.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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