Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 100.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 100.7%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 100.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 1997.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 77.1% | — |
| 1998 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 86.9% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 100.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 100.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 100.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.7% | 77.1% | 81.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 77.8% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 80.4% | 100.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 6 Costa Rica 143.6% compare
- 7 Denmark 138.1% compare
- 8 Netherlands 135.8% compare
- 9 Estonia 131.1% compare
- 10 Iceland 131.1% compare
- 11 New Zealand 131.0% compare
- 12 Spain 129.9% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 100.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.