Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 26.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 26.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 37.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2024.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 63rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.8% | — |
| 1998 | 33.9% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 33.9% | 37.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 30.5% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.0% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.7% | 26.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
- 60 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 61 Iceland 32.4% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 31.1% compare
- 63 Ecuador 30.8% compare
- 64 Thailand 30.2% compare
- 65 Andorra 29.6% compare
- 66 Philippines 29.5% compare
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 26.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2024.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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