*Numbers for 2004, 2005, 2022, and 2023 are estimates.
**Numbers for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, and 2023 are estimates. Rates above 100 are down to differences in data collection and inflows and outflows of students.
***Numbers for 2000, 2001, 2006, and 2023 are estimates.
****Numbers from 2006, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 are estimates.
All numbers except for 2015 to 2022 are estimates.
*Numbers for 2003, 2013, and from 2016 to 2022 are estimates.
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Enrollment ratio in upper secondary education worldwide 2000-2023, by region
Overall, enrollment ratios in upper secondary education increased in all world regions since 2000. The increase was particularly remarkable in East and South-East Asia, as well as Central and South Asia. The increase in these regions must be seen in relation with increasing education that usually comes with increasing levels of development. Enrollment rates above 100 percent in Europe and North America are due to differences in data collection and inflows and outflows of students.
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