Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 96.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 96.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 100.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88.0% | — |
| 2000 | 90.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 95.5% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 100.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 90.2% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.9% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 93.6% | 96.8% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release