Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 94.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
94.8%
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
47th
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.8%
in 2024
All-time low
79.2%
in 2013
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 90.3 %1981: 90.2 %1982: 90.3 %1983: 90 %1984: 89.7 %1985: 89.4 %1986: 89 %1987: 89.3 %1988: 89 %1989: 89.2 %1990: 89.8 %1991: 90.2 %1992: 90.6 %1993: 90.9 %1994: 91.3 %1995: 92 %1996: 92.2 %1997: 92.4 %1998: 92.5 %1999: 92.6 %2000: 92.5 %2001: 92.7 %2002: 92.8 %2003: 92.4 %2004: 91.4 %2005: 89.2 %2006: 88.2 %2007: 86.9 %2008: 85.6 %2009: 84.1 %2010: 82.8 %2011: 81.1 %2012: 79.7 %2013: 79.2 %2014: 79.6 %2015: 79.9 %2016: 80.4 %2017: 80.9 %2018: 81.1 %2019: 81.2 %2020: 84.3 %2021: 87.2 %2022: 89.7 %2023: 92.2 %2024: 94.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 94.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 94.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2013.

That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1980 to 2024.
Year % Change
1980 90.3%
1981 90.2% -0.2%
1982 90.3% +0.1%
1983 90.0% -0.3%
1984 89.7% -0.3%
1985 89.4% -0.3%
1986 89.0% -0.5%
1987 89.3% +0.4%
1988 89.0% -0.4%
1989 89.2% +0.2%
1990 89.8% +0.7%
1991 90.2% +0.5%
1992 90.6% +0.5%
1993 90.9% +0.3%
1994 91.3% +0.4%
1995 92.0% +0.8%
1996 92.2% +0.2%
1997 92.4% +0.2%
1998 92.5% +0.1%
1999 92.6% +0.2%
2000 92.5% -0.1%
2001 92.7% +0.3%
2002 92.8% +0.0%
2003 92.4% -0.4%
2004 91.4% -1.1%
2005 89.2% -2.4%
2006 88.2% -1.1%
2007 86.9% -1.5%
2008 85.6% -1.5%
2009 84.1% -1.8%
2010 82.8% -1.5%
2011 81.1% -2.1%
2012 79.7% -1.7%
2013 79.2% -0.7%
2014 79.6% +0.6%
2015 79.9% +0.4%
2016 80.4% +0.6%
2017 80.9% +0.7%
2018 81.1% +0.2%
2019 81.2% +0.2%
2020 84.3% +3.9%
2021 87.2% +3.4%
2022 89.7% +2.8%
2023 92.2% +2.8%
2024 94.8% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 89.6% 89.0% 90.3% 10
1990s 91.4% 89.8% 92.6% 10
2000s 89.6% 84.1% 92.8% 10
2010s 80.6% 79.2% 82.8% 10
2020s 89.6% 84.3% 94.8% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 44 Mauritania 99.8% compare
  2. 45 Yemen 99.7% compare
  3. 46 Afghanistan 99.7% compare
  4. 47 Comoros 99.5% compare
  5. 48 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.5% compare
  6. 49 Eritrea 99.4% compare
  7. 50 Saudi Arabia 99.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 94.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2013.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
440 places, 19,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release