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 83.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
83.5%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
181st
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.7%
in 1975
All-time low
76.7%
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 83.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% 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 87.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 84.9% | — |
| 1971 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 87.7% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 84.4% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 83.9% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 83.0% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 81.5% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 80.1% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 79.5% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 80.7% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.7% | 82.9% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.6% | 78.9% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 80.5% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 80.1% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 76.7% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.2% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 178 Estonia 75.5% compare
- 179 Denmark 75.5% compare
- 180 Puerto Rico 75.2% compare
- 181 Portugal 75.1% compare
- 182 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 73.8% compare
- 183 Costa Rica 73.6% compare
- 184 Cameroon 73.5% compare
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 83.5% 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 87.7% 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 76.7% 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 181st 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 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release