What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.1331 units per person in 1970.

What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.084 units per person in 2012.

How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.

Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0965 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0965 units per person

Change on year

up 0.3%

Rank

6th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.1331 units per person

in 1970

All-time low

0.084 units per person

in 2012

Years of data

1970–2024

Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0965 units per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.1331 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.084 units per person, in 2012.

That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2024.
Year	units per person	Change
1970	0.1331 units per person	—
1971	0.1191 units per person	-10.5%
1972	0.1176 units per person	-1.3%
1973	0.1171 units per person	-0.4%
1974	0.1162 units per person	-0.8%
1975	0.1266 units per person	+9.0%
1976	0.1133 units per person	-10.5%
1977	0.1134 units per person	+0.1%
1978	0.1123 units per person	-1.0%
1979	0.1109 units per person	-1.2%
1980	0.1098 units per person	-1.1%
1981	0.0968 units per person	-11.8%
1982	0.1061 units per person	+9.5%
1983	0.1051 units per person	-0.9%
1984	0.1045 units per person	-0.6%
1985	0.1114 units per person	+6.6%
1986	0.0957 units per person	-14.1%
1987	0.0993 units per person	+3.7%
1988	0.099 units per person	-0.3%
1989	0.0998 units per person	+0.8%
1990	0.0988 units per person	-1.1%
1991	0.0983 units per person	-0.4%
1992	0.0974 units per person	-0.9%
1993	0.0974 units per person	-0.1%
1994	0.0973 units per person	-0.1%
1995	0.0995 units per person	+2.3%
1996	0.1028 units per person	+3.2%
1997	0.102 units per person	-0.8%
1998	0.1064 units per person	+4.4%
1999	0.1067 units per person	+0.3%
2000	0.1089 units per person	+2.0%
2001	0.1103 units per person	+1.3%
2002	0.11 units per person	-0.3%
2003	0.1087 units per person	-1.2%
2004	0.1036 units per person	-4.7%
2005	0.0995 units per person	-4.0%
2006	0.097 units per person	-2.5%
2007	0.0946 units per person	-2.5%
2008	0.0908 units per person	-4.0%
2009	0.0888 units per person	-2.3%
2010	0.0874 units per person	-1.6%
2011	0.086 units per person	-1.6%
2012	0.084 units per person	-2.3%
2013	0.089 units per person	+5.9%
2014	0.0883 units per person	-0.8%
2015	0.0872 units per person	-1.3%
2016	0.0866 units per person	-0.7%
2017	0.0876 units per person	+1.1%
2018	0.0879 units per person	+0.3%
2019	0.0887 units per person	+0.9%
2020	0.09 units per person	+1.5%
2021	0.0913 units per person	+1.4%
2022	0.0944 units per person	+3.3%
2023	0.0963 units per person	+2.0%
2024	0.0965 units per person	+0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.118 units per person	0.1109 units per person	0.1331 units per person	10
1980s	0.1027 units per person	0.0957 units per person	0.1114 units per person	10
1990s	0.1007 units per person	0.0973 units per person	0.1067 units per person	10
2000s	0.1012 units per person	0.0888 units per person	0.1103 units per person	10
2010s	0.0873 units per person	0.084 units per person	0.089 units per person	10
2020s	0.0937 units per person	0.09 units per person	0.0965 units per person	5

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

3 Tonga 0.1549 units per person compare
4 Türkiye 0.1443 units per person compare
5 Gambia 0.1435 units per person compare
6 Naoero 0.138 units per person compare
7 Sierra Leone 0.1374 units per person compare
8 Turkmenistan 0.1338 units per person compare
9 Marshall Islands 0.1334 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0965 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.1331 units per person in 1970.
What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.084 units per person in 2012.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total

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Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.