Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) recorded 29.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 48.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 39th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.2% | — |
| 1999 | 36.2% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 36.2% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 32.4% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 44.2% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 29.4% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38.0% compare
- 37 Spain 37.2% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 29.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 39th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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