Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28.3%
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.8%
in 1998
All-time low
26.4%
in 2003
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 28.3%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 35.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2003.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 35.8% | — |
| 1999 | 34.6% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 34.6% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 26.4% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 29.3% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.3% | 28.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 41 Belarus 36.8% compare
- 42 France 35.6% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 34.6% compare
- 44 China 34.5% compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 34.1% compare
- 46 Sweden 34.0% compare
- 47 Kazakhstan 33.8% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 113.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 28.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2003.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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