Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 26.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
53rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
36.3%
in 1997
All-time low
25.3%
in 2011
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Oecd Members, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Oecd Members stood at 26.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 36.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2011.
That places WB: Oecd Members 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.3% | — |
| 1998 | 31.8% | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 29.8% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 31.8% | 36.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 25.5% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.3% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.7% | 27.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members
- 50 Mexico 33.2% compare
- 51 Burundi 32.8% compare
- 52 Puerto Rico 32.6% compare
- 53 Portugal 32.2% compare
- 54 Denmark 32.1% compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 31.6% compare
- 56 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.8% compare
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.9041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Oecd Members?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Oecd Members was 26.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2011.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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