Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 19.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia stood at 19.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 28.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2006.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 93rd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.6% | — |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 19.7% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.9% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 21.3% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.6% | 21.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia was 19.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2006.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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