Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia is 97.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 99.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.8% | — |
| 2000 | 88.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 93.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.8% | 86.8% | 86.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 88.4% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 91.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.5% | 97.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release