Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 23.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.1%
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
33.4%
in 2002
All-time low
21.7%
in 2009
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 23.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 33.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2009.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 106th 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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 30.0% | — |
| 1998 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9% | 30.0% | 31.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 21.7% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 21.8% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.1% | 25.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 103 Ghana 16.4% compare
- 104 Benin 16.3% compare
- 105 Republic of Korea 16.2% compare
- 106 Brazil 15.6% compare
- 107 Guyana 15.5% compare
- 108 United Arab Emirates 15.5% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 15.0% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 23.1% 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2009.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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