Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 27.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia recorded 27.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 48.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 45th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34.5% | — |
| 1999 | 32.3% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 32.3% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 30.6% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 44.6% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 27.7% | 35.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 42 France 35.6% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 34.6% compare
- 44 China 34.5% compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 34.1% compare
- 46 Sweden 34.0% compare
- 47 Kazakhstan 33.8% compare
- 48 Latvia 33.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 27.7% 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: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release