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 58.9% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 58.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% 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 58.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 201st 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.4% | — |
| 1999 | 54.4% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.9% | 51.4% | 54.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 49.3% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 45.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 50.6% | 58.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.73 million (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 58.9% 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 58.9% in 2024.
- 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 45.4% in 2012.
- 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 201st 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 25.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release