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 69.0% 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
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 69.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.0% 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 69.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2015.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 193rd 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 | 64.4% | — |
| 1999 | 66.9% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.6% | 64.4% | 66.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 56.9% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 50.5% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 59.2% | 69.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % 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 69.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2003.
- 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 50.5% 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 193rd 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 33.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release