Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 41.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia recorded 41.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 53.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 18th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.3% | — |
| 1998 | 46.9% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 46.9% | 53.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 43.5% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 48.1% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 41.4% | 44.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- 15 Liechtenstein 66.4% compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 41.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 18th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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