Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 86.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
86.2%
Change on year
up 9.5%
Rank
74th
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.2%
in 2024
All-time low
40.1%
in 2019
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024

0204060801998201120241998: 77 %1999: 76.7 %2000: 78.8 %2001: 76.1 %2002: 77.9 %2003: 78.1 %2004: 74.3 %2005: 68.1 %2006: 64.7 %2007: 61.8 %2008: 57.4 %2009: 53.6 %2010: 47.4 %2011: 43.7 %2012: 43.2 %2013: 42 %2014: 41.9 %2015: 41.5 %2016: 41.5 %2017: 41.8 %2018: 40.9 %2019: 40.1 %2020: 52.8 %2021: 63.5 %2022: 71.8 %2023: 78.8 %2024: 86.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 86.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 105.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2019.

That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998 to 2024.
Year % Change
1998 77.0%
1999 76.7% -0.4%
2000 78.8% +2.7%
2001 76.1% -3.5%
2002 77.9% +2.3%
2003 78.1% +0.3%
2004 74.3% -4.9%
2005 68.1% -8.3%
2006 64.7% -5.0%
2007 61.8% -4.4%
2008 57.4% -7.2%
2009 53.6% -6.6%
2010 47.4% -11.6%
2011 43.7% -7.8%
2012 43.2% -1.2%
2013 42.0% -2.6%
2014 41.9% -0.2%
2015 41.5% -1.1%
2016 41.5% +0.2%
2017 41.8% +0.6%
2018 40.9% -2.1%
2019 40.1% -1.9%
2020 52.8% +31.5%
2021 63.5% +20.3%
2022 71.8% +13.0%
2023 78.8% +9.7%
2024 86.2% +9.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +31.5% 40.1% 52.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.9% 76.7% 77.0% 2
2000s 69.1% 53.6% 78.8% 10
2010s 42.4% 40.1% 47.4% 10
2020s 70.6% 52.8% 86.2% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 71 Ghana 93.9% compare
  2. 72 Albania 93.8% compare
  3. 73 Tunisia 93.8% compare
  4. 74 Georgia 93.5% compare
  5. 75 Eswatini 93.3% compare
  6. 76 Sri Lanka 93.0% compare
  7. 77 Bangladesh 92.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2019.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
409 places, 9,567 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release