Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 63.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 63.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 63.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2015.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 198th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.5% | — |
| 1999 | 60.2% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 61.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.9% | 57.5% | 60.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 53.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 48.2% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 54.7% | 63.7% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 63.7% 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release