School enrollment, secondary in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: School enrollment, secondary was 89.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Europe & Central Asia, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 89.9% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 90.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1981.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79.0% | — |
| 1982 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 83.6% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.6% | 79.0% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 81.6% | 83.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 84.6% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 87.8% | 90.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- 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 school enrollment, secondary in Europe & Central Asia?
- School enrollment, secondary in Europe & Central Asia was 89.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1981.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.