Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1997–2024
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 stood at 58.6%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 1997.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 46.7% | — |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 55.6% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 46.7% | 53.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 51.8% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 50.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 55.5% | 58.6% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2811 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 58.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 204th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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