Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 3.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 3.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 14.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2017.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 211th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.4% | — |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 14.2% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 5.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 3.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2017.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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