Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 25.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 25.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 35.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2009.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 85th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.6% | — |
| 1999 | 34.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.9% | 33.6% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 22.8% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 22.9% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.3% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 25.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2009.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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