Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 3.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia is 3.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 3.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2019.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 195th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.3% | — |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +61.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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 | +61.5% | 2.0% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 3.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 195th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release