Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 21.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 21.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 33.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2014.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 99th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.1% | — |
| 1999 | 33.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 33.1% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 20.8% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 20.7% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.6% | 22.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 96 Burkina Faso 16.7% compare
- 97 Syria 16.2% compare
- 98 Bhutan 15.8% compare
- 99 Chile 15.7% compare
- 100 Togo 15.6% compare
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 15.4% compare
- 102 Republic of Korea 14.3% compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 765,771 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 21.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2014.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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