Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 66.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 66.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 67.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2015.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.3% | — |
| 1999 | 65.4% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.9% | 62.3% | 65.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 55.4% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 48.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 56.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 66.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2015.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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