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 2.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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 2.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 2.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3% | — |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +172.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +34.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +49.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 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 2.7% 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 2.8% 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 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release