Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 67.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
67.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
34th
of 43 groups
All-time high
68.6%
in 2005
All-time low
57.2%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Late-demographic dividend, 1998–2019

02040601998200820191998: 57.2 %1999: 59.5 %2000: 62.1 %2001: 62.2 %2002: 65.1 %2003: 68 %2004: 68.5 %2005: 68.6 %2006: 67.4 %2007: 65.6 %2008: 64 %2009: 62.9 %2010: 62.1 %2011: 62.2 %2012: 62.6 %2013: 62.7 %2014: 64.5 %2015: 66 %2016: 66.5 %2017: 66.8 %2018: 66.8 %2019: 67 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Late-demographic dividend stood at 67.0%.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 68.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1998.

That places Late-demographic dividend 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Late-demographic dividend, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 57.2%
1999 59.5% +4.0%
2000 62.1% +4.3%
2001 62.2% +0.2%
2002 65.1% +4.7%
2003 68.0% +4.5%
2004 68.5% +0.6%
2005 68.6% +0.1%
2006 67.4% -1.7%
2007 65.6% -2.8%
2008 64.0% -2.4%
2009 62.9% -1.7%
2010 62.1% -1.3%
2011 62.2% +0.2%
2012 62.6% +0.7%
2013 62.7% +0.2%
2014 64.5% +2.9%
2015 66.0% +2.2%
2016 66.5% +0.9%
2017 66.8% +0.4%
2018 66.8% -0.1%
2019 67.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58.4% 57.2% 59.5% 2
2000s 65.4% 62.1% 68.6% 10
2010s 64.7% 62.1% 67.0% 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 31 Saudi Arabia 98.5% compare
  2. 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 98.4% compare
  3. 33 Qatar 98.2% compare
  4. 34 Afghanistan 98.0% compare
  5. 35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 97.9% compare
  6. 36 Equatorial Guinea 97.8% compare
  7. 37 Sudan 97.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Late-demographic dividend?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Late-demographic dividend was 67.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1998.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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 general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.