Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in OECD members
OECD members: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 68.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in OECD members, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in OECD members is 68.9%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in OECD members peaked at 71.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 1997.
OECD members ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 59.9% | — |
| 1998 | 65.4% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.5% | 59.9% | 65.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 67.6% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 67.7% | 71.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 30 Kenya 99.0% compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 98.5% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 98.4% compare
- 33 Qatar 98.2% compare
- 34 Afghanistan 98.0% compare
- 35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 97.9% compare
- 36 Equatorial Guinea 97.8% compare
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in OECD members?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in OECD members was 68.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 1997.
- How does OECD members rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
- OECD members ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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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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.