Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 64.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia recorded 64.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 64.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1997.
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 205th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 52.2% | — |
| 1998 | 59.3% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5% | 52.2% | 59.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 57.7% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 55.1% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 60.9% | 64.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 64.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1997.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 205th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & 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