Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 213th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.8% | — |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +73.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +31.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -46.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +73.2% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 213th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release