Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
85.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.8%
in 1975
All-time low
77.8%
in 2015
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 85.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 87.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.7% | — |
| 1971 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 87.8% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 85.4% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 84.1% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 82.0% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 80.8% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 80.4% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 81.2% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 80.8% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 85.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.7% | 84.0% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.9% | 80.4% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 81.7% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 81.6% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 77.8% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.0% | 85.6% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 85.6% 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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