Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 36.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 36.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 47.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 23rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.8% | — |
| 1999 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 47.7% | 47.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 36.3% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 39.7% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 36.3% | 37.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 36.3% 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 23rd 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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