Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 25.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25.4%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.1%
in 1997
All-time low
24.8%
in 2018
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1997–2024

0102030401997201020241997: 35.1 %1998: 34.7 %1999: 33.9 %2000: 32.8 %2001: 32.1 %2002: 31.6 %2003: 31.3 %2004: 31.1 %2005: 30.9 %2006: 30.8 %2007: 30.7 %2008: 30.3 %2009: 30 %2010: 29.1 %2011: 28.2 %2012: 27.5 %2013: 27.3 %2014: 27.3 %2015: 27.1 %2016: 26.6 %2017: 26.3 %2018: 24.8 %2019: 26.8 %2020: 25.8 %2021: 25.9 %2022: 25.6 %2023: 25.5 %2024: 25.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 25.4%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 35.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2018.

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 70th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 35.1%
1998 34.7% -1.2%
1999 33.9% -2.2%
2000 32.8% -3.4%
2001 32.1% -2.0%
2002 31.6% -1.6%
2003 31.3% -0.8%
2004 31.1% -0.7%
2005 30.9% -0.5%
2006 30.8% -0.3%
2007 30.7% -0.5%
2008 30.3% -1.1%
2009 30.0% -1.3%
2010 29.1% -2.9%
2011 28.2% -3.2%
2012 27.5% -2.4%
2013 27.3% -0.8%
2014 27.3% +0.2%
2015 27.1% -0.8%
2016 26.6% -2.0%
2017 26.3% -0.9%
2018 24.8% -5.9%
2019 26.8% +8.0%
2020 25.8% -3.6%
2021 25.9% +0.5%
2022 25.6% -1.2%
2023 25.5% -0.4%
2024 25.4% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.6% 33.9% 35.1% 3
2000s 31.2% 30.0% 32.8% 10
2010s 27.1% 24.8% 29.1% 10
2020s 25.6% 25.4% 25.9% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

  1. 67 Malta 28.8% compare
  2. 68 Seychelles 28.6% compare
  3. 69 Armenia 28.6% compare
  4. 70 Uruguay 28.4% compare
  5. 71 Lithuania 28.0% compare
  6. 72 Colombia 27.5% compare
  7. 73 Azerbaijan 27.1% compare

See the full ranking of 389 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 25.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 1997.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2018.
How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,250 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release