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 89.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
89.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
154th
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.8%
in 2001
All-time low
79.5%
in 2015
Years of data
47
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 89.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% 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 91.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2015.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 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 | 89.9% | — |
| 1976 | 88.6% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 87.7% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 87.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 87.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 89.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.2% | 88.6% | 89.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 86.8% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 87.1% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 84.7% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 79.5% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 85.0% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 151 Greece 86.5% compare
- 152 Iceland 86.2% compare
- 153 Germany 86.0% compare
- 154 French Polynesia 85.7% compare
- 155 Dominican Republic 85.6% compare
- 156 Burundi 85.1% compare
- 157 El Salvador 85.0% 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 89.1% 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 91.8% in 2001.
- 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 79.5% 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 154th 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 10.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release