Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: World
WB: World: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 18.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: World stood at 18.5%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: World peaked at 26.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2021.
That places WB: World 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.6% | — |
| 1999 | 26.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 26.4% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 21.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.1% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 18.4% | 18.7% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: World?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: World was 18.5% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2021.
- How does WB: World rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: World ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: World 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