Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 1.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 2.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2017.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 202nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.8% | — |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -30.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 5 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 1.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 202nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release