Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 28.5% 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 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 54.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 42nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 54.0% | — |
| 1999 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 53.6% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 33.7% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 30.0% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 28.5% | 31.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 39 El Salvador 37.0% compare
- 40 Republic of Moldova 37.0% compare
- 41 Belarus 36.8% compare
- 42 France 35.6% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 34.6% compare
- 44 China 34.5% compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 34.1% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 330,831 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 28.5% 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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