Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 67.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
67.2%
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
67.2%
in 2024
All-time low
47.8%
in 2015
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia is 67.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 67.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55.4% | — |
| 1998 | 58.1% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 60.6% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 58.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 55.4% | 60.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 52.6% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 47.8% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 59.8% | 67.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 175 Switzerland 39.3% compare
- 176 North Macedonia 35.5% compare
- 177 Liechtenstein 33.6% compare
- 178 Finland 32.0% compare
- 179 Slovakia 31.9% compare
- 180 Honduras 31.3% compare
- 181 Montenegro 31.1% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 67.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release