Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.41 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 1.41 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.8% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.41 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4604 GPIA, in 2022.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 2nd of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9487 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.952 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9535 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9684 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9969 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8853 GPIA | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.919 GPIA | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.909 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8666 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7839 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 0.584 GPIA | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5304 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4604 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7487 GPIA | +62.6% |
| 2024 | 1.41 GPIA | +87.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +87.8% | 0.7487 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA |
| 2023 | +62.6% | 0.4604 GPIA | 0.7487 GPIA |
| 2020 | -45.6% | 1.07 GPIA | 0.584 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9766 GPIA | 0.9487 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9626 GPIA | 0.7839 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7459 GPIA | 0.4604 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 1.41 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4604 GPIA in 2022.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 2nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release