Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 34.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 34.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 51.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2003.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 40th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 37.7% | — |
| 1999 | 34.6% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 34.6% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 32.5% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 47.3% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 34.0% | 44.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 34.0% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2003.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 40th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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