Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 35.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
35.2%
Change on year
down 4.9%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.0%
in 2015
All-time low
35.2%
in 2024
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) recorded 35.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 52.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2024.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 29th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 48.6% | — |
| 1998 | 46.1% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 41.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.1% | 43.8% | 48.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 40.1% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 49.8% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 35.2% | 41.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 35.2% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 29th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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