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 72.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1998–2024
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 72.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 37.1% 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 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 176th 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.5% | — |
| 1999 | 67.7% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 69.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 68.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 59.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 65.5% | 67.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 57.9% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 51.3% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 64.2% | 72.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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), gaps filled 19.80 million (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, 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 72.3% 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 72.3% 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 51.3% 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 176th 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 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release