Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 78.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
78.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
79.8%
in 2000
All-time low
74.3%
in 2013
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia stood at 78.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 79.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 205th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.8% | — |
| 1971 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 79.7% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 77.9% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 76.5% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 76.1% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 74.7% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.7% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 78.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.8% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.0% | 77.2% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.8% | 74.7% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.7% | 74.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 76.0% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 74.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 77.5% | 78.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- 202 Austria 63.2% compare
- 203 Czechia 63.0% compare
- 204 Switzerland 61.8% compare
- 205 Liechtenstein 61.6% compare
- 206 Netherlands 60.9% compare
- 207 Italy 60.4% compare
- 208 Bulgaria 60.2% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 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 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 78.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 205th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release