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 36.3% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 36.3%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 28.4% 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 51.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 24th 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 | 42.5% | — |
| 1999 | 39.8% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 38.1% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 37.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.1% | 39.8% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 37.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 49.1% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 36.3% | 45.3% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % 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, male (number), gaps filled 8.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % change on previous year (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 36.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% 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 36.3% in 2024.
- 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 24th 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 28.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release