Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 19.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia, 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 MDG: Western Asia is 19.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 28.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2006.
That places MDG: Western Asia 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.0% | — |
| 1999 | 21.9% | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 21.9% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 21.2% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.8% | 20.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 94 Guinea 13.2% compare
- 95 Burkina Faso 13.1% compare
- 96 Botswana 12.6% compare
- 97 Tuvalu 12.3% compare
- 98 Republic of Korea 12.2% compare
- 99 Morocco 11.8% compare
- 100 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia was 19.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2006.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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