Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 83.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
83.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
84.0%
in 2000
All-time low
78.2%
in 1988
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia stood at 83.8%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 84.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 1988.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia 204th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81.9% | — |
| 1971 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 81.9% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 79.9% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 79.8% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 79.7% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 78.2% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 79.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.2% | 81.4% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 78.2% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.8% | 78.7% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 81.1% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 78.6% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 82.4% | 83.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 83.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 1988.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 204th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release