Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 27.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia stood at 27.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 36.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2008.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 78th 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 MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 36.4% | — |
| 1999 | 31.9% | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 31.9% | 36.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 23.9% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.5% | 27.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia was 27.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2008.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Western 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