Progression to secondary school, female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Progression to secondary school, female was 98.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1992–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in Europe & Central Asia is 98.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 98.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 1992.
That places Europe & Central Asia 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 92.8% | — |
| 1993 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.3% | 92.8% | 96.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 96.1% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.0% | 98.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Ecuador 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Macau, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0% compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100.0%
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Europe & Central Asia?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Europe & Central Asia was 98.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 1992.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).