Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 86.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
86.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
155th
of 221 groups
All-time high
90.1%
in 1975
All-time low
78.6%
in 2015
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 86.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 90.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2015.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 90.1% | — |
| 1976 | 87.8% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 86.6% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 85.3% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 87.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 88.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.0% | 87.2% | 90.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 86.3% | 85.3% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 85.9% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 83.3% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 78.6% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 83.1% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 152 Réunion 85.2% compare
- 153 Ecuador 85.2% compare
- 154 French Guiana 84.8% compare
- 155 El Salvador 84.6% compare
- 156 Lebanon 84.2% compare
- 157 Iran, Islamic Republic of 83.8% compare
- 158 French Polynesia 83.3% compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 86.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2015.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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