Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 87.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
87.9%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.9%
in 2024
All-time low
79.3%
in 2015
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia recorded 87.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 87.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.5% | — |
| 1971 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 86.3% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 85.5% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 84.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 84.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 83.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.5% | 85.5% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.1% | 83.1% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 84.1% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 82.2% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.3% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.2% | 87.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 87.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release