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 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 31.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.6% 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 49.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2003.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 35.6% | — |
| 1999 | 33.1% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 33.1% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 30.7% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 45.5% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 31.0% | 40.8% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (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, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 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 31.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2015.
- 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 30.7% in 2003.
- 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 29th 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 down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release