Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 17.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 17.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 25.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2021.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 116th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.6% | — |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 24.9% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 17.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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