Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 22.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central Asia recorded 22.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 65.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Central Asia 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.7% | — |
| 1999 | 25.9% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +26.3% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 24.7% | 25.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 25.6% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 61.3% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 22.4% | 57.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 47.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 34.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 49.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Central Asia was 22.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central Asia 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