Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
38th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.1%
in 2024
All-time low
80.7%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024

0204060801001999201120241999: 80.7 %2000: 82 %2001: 84.9 %2002: 86.9 %2003: 88.5 %2004: 88.1 %2005: 86.2 %2006: 88.6 %2007: 89.7 %2008: 90.4 %2009: 88.8 %2010: 90 %2011: 90.5 %2012: 90.7 %2013: 96.7 %2014: 98.2 %2015: 98 %2016: 98.1 %2017: 99 %2018: 99.1 %2019: 98.7 %2020: 97.3 %2021: 97.1 %2022: 97.5 %2023: 97.7 %2024: 99.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 99.1% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 1999.

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 38th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999 to 2024.
Year % Change
1999 80.7%
2000 82.0% +1.6%
2001 84.9% +3.6%
2002 86.9% +2.3%
2003 88.5% +1.8%
2004 88.1% -0.4%
2005 86.2% -2.1%
2006 88.6% +2.8%
2007 89.7% +1.2%
2008 90.4% +0.8%
2009 88.8% -1.8%
2010 90.0% +1.3%
2011 90.5% +0.6%
2012 90.7% +0.3%
2013 96.7% +6.6%
2014 98.2% +1.5%
2015 98.0% -0.2%
2016 98.1% +0.1%
2017 99.0% +0.8%
2018 99.1% +0.1%
2019 98.7% -0.4%
2020 97.3% -1.5%
2021 97.1% -0.2%
2022 97.5% +0.5%
2023 97.7% +0.2%
2024 99.1% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.7% 80.7% 80.7% 1
2000s 87.4% 82.0% 90.4% 10
2010s 95.9% 90.0% 99.1% 10
2020s 97.7% 97.1% 99.1% 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

  1. 35 Croatia 108.5% compare
  2. 36 Argentina 108.0% compare
  3. 37 South Africa 107.5% compare
  4. 38 Poland 107.2% compare
  5. 39 Cyprus 106.7% compare
  6. 40 Albania 106.7% compare
  7. 41 Martinique 106.6%

See the full ranking of 433 places →

More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 99.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 1999.
How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-secondary-female-percent/unicef-europe-and-central-asia-programme-countries/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-secondary-female-percent/unicef-europe-and-central-asia-programme-countries/">Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release