Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 19.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 19.8%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 25.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.5% | — |
| 1999 | 25.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 25.2% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 20.3% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.8% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 114 San Marino 10.5% compare
- 115 Georgia 9.9% compare
- 116 Guyana 9.7% compare
- 117 Iraq 9.7% compare
- 118 Tunisia 9.6% compare
- 119 South Africa 8.9% compare
- 120 Côte d'Ivoire 8.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 19.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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