Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 19.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 19.4%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 31.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2024.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 124th 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 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 29.2% | — |
| 1998 | 30.1% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 29.2% | 30.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 19.7% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 19.6% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.4% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 121 Sri Lanka 8.5% compare
- 122 Canada 8.5% compare
- 123 Tajikistan 7.8% compare
- 124 British Virgin Islands 7.2% compare
- 125 Tonga 7.1% compare
- 126 Central African Republic 6.9% compare
- 127 Senegal 6.8% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Member Countries was 19.4% 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: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member 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