Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in AIMS: South and West Asia
AIMS: South and West Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 8.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in AIMS: South and West 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 AIMS: South and West Asia is 8.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in AIMS: South and West Asia peaked at 13.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2001.
AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 193rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 AIMS: South and West Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.4% | — |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +78.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 8.3% | 13.9% | 5 |
More education data for AIMS: South and West Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in AIMS: South and West Asia was 8.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2001.
- How does AIMS: South and West Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: South and West 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release