Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 70.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) recorded 70.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 70.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2015.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 183rd 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.8% | — |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 65.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.8% | 61.8% | 63.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 58.3% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 52.0% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 63.5% | 70.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 70.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2015.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 183rd 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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