Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 20.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.3%
Change on year
down 33.4%
Rank
110th
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.7%
in 2019
All-time low
20.3%
in 2024
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024

20304050601998201120241998: 26.8 %1999: 27.6 %2000: 27 %2001: 29.4 %2002: 27.8 %2003: 27.2 %2004: 30.5 %2005: 35.6 %2006: 38.6 %2007: 41.7 %2008: 45.5 %2009: 49 %2010: 54.8 %2011: 57.9 %2012: 58.1 %2013: 59.4 %2014: 59.4 %2015: 59.8 %2016: 59.6 %2017: 59.4 %2018: 60.2 %2019: 60.7 %2020: 52.7 %2021: 44.7 %2022: 37.3 %2023: 30.5 %2024: 20.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 20.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 33.4% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 60.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2024.

That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998 to 2024.
Year % Change
1998 26.8%
1999 27.6% +3.2%
2000 27.0% -2.5%
2001 29.4% +8.9%
2002 27.8% -5.5%
2003 27.2% -1.9%
2004 30.5% +12.0%
2005 35.6% +16.8%
2006 38.6% +8.4%
2007 41.7% +8.0%
2008 45.5% +9.1%
2009 49.0% +7.7%
2010 54.8% +11.8%
2011 57.9% +5.6%
2012 58.1% +0.4%
2013 59.4% +2.3%
2014 59.4% -0.0%
2015 59.8% +0.6%
2016 59.6% -0.3%
2017 59.4% -0.3%
2018 60.2% +1.4%
2019 60.7% +0.8%
2020 52.7% -13.1%
2021 44.7% -15.1%
2022 37.3% -16.5%
2023 30.5% -18.4%
2024 20.3% -33.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.2% 26.8% 27.6% 2
2000s 35.2% 27.0% 49.0% 10
2010s 58.9% 54.8% 60.7% 10
2020s 37.1% 20.3% 52.7% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 107 Morocco 11.7% compare
  2. 108 Ghana 11.3% compare
  3. 109 Jordan 11.3% compare
  4. 110 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.0% compare
  5. 111 United Arab Emirates 10.9% compare
  6. 112 Bahrain 10.7% compare
  7. 113 Guinea 10.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 20.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2024.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,250 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release