Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 3.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe is 3.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 4.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2019.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 194th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.0% | — |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4 |
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1623 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 3.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2019.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 194th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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