Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 28.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 49.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2003.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 41st 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 31.5% | — |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 28.2% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 25.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 44.1% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 28.7% | 39.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 38 New Zealand 37.0% compare
- 39 El Salvador 37.0% compare
- 40 Republic of Moldova 37.0% compare
- 41 Belarus 36.8% compare
- 42 France 35.6% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 34.6% compare
- 44 China 34.5% compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 28.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2003.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 41st 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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