Progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Progression to secondary school was 98.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia, 1979–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia stood at 98.7%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 98.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 1988.
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 39 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 92.9% | — |
| 1980 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 92.6% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 92.3% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 95.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.9% | 92.9% | 92.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 92.3% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.8% | 92.8% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.5% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.3% | 98.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 429.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia?
- Progression to secondary school in Europe & Central Asia was 98.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 1988.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for progression to secondary school?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 (%). 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).