Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia recorded 1.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 2.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 197th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.9% | — |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 5 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 1.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 197th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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