Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia, 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 SDG: Western Asia is 23.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 30.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2007.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 75th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.0% | — |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 24.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.5% | 24.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Western Asia was 23.7% 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2007.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 75th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release