Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 3.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 4.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2008.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 214th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.8% | — |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -28.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -33.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -30.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +50.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +38.5% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 4.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 3.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2008.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release