Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 53.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia stood at 53.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 53.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1997.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 205th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41.3% | — |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 46.5% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.0% | 41.3% | 47.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.3% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 45.4% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 50.4% | 53.4% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 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 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 53.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Europe and 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release