Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 91.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia stood at 91.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 95.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2001.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 53rd of 219 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85.5% | — |
| 2002 | 87.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 88.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 89.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 88.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.1% | 85.5% | 89.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 89.8% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.7% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 91.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2001.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 53rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release