Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 19.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 19.6%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.1% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 59.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.2% | — |
| 1999 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -32.2% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 37.5% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 36.9% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 56.6% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 19.6% | 39.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 19.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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