Progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Progression to secondary school was 99.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1984–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 99.6% for progression to secondary school in 2017. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 99.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 1988.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 89.9% | — |
| 1985 | 89.9% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 89.0% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 87.9% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 92.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 94.3% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.1% | 87.9% | 89.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 92.8% | 88.8% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 95.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.0% | 99.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 99.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 1988.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for progression to secondary school?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 (%). 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).