Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 17.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia stood at 17.0%.
That represents a change of down 25.3% on the previous year and down 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 59.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1998.
That places UIS: Central Asia 121st 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 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.9% | — |
| 1998 | 15.9% | -30.6% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 15.9% | 22.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 18.1% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 50.1% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 17.0% | 47.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central Asia
More education data for UIS: Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 426,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 27.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central Asia was 17.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1998.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central 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