Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 40.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 40.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 61.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2014.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 24th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.4% | — |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 40.2% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 55.4% | 57.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 39.0% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 37.9% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 40.2% | 41.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1352 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 40.2% 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2014.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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