Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 17.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 17.8%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 32.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.6% | — |
| 1999 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 18.7% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.0% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.8% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 105 Central African Republic 9.9% compare
- 106 Cyprus 9.8% compare
- 107 Uzbekistan 9.8% compare
- 108 South Africa 9.5% compare
- 109 Malaysia 9.0% compare
- 110 San Marino 9.0% compare
- 111 Côte d'Ivoire 8.7% compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 765,771 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 17.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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