Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 40.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe recorded 40.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 55.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2021.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55.2% | — |
| 1998 | 51.6% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 48.8% | 55.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 43.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 48.0% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 40.3% | 40.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- 16 North Macedonia 64.5% compare
- 17 Switzerland 60.7% compare
- 18 Angola 59.4% compare
- 19 Aruba 57.3% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 57.2% compare
- 21 Bulgaria 57.1% compare
- 22 Romania 56.4% compare
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8052 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 40.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2021.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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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February 2026 Data Release