Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 29.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 29.9%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 40.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2024.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 53rd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 40.2% | — |
| 1998 | 35.4% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 35.4% | 40.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 32.6% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 34.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 29.9% | 31.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 29.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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 ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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