Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia is 2.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 2.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 45th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +148.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 2.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release