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 46.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe is 46.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% 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 59.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2021.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 18th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.2% | — |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 56.0% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 50.7% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 52.7% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 45.7% | 46.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- 15 Netherlands 69.9% compare
- 16 Switzerland 67.8% compare
- 17 North Macedonia 67.7% compare
- 18 Bulgaria 63.5% compare
- 19 Aruba 63.5% compare
- 20 Poland 63.4% compare
- 21 Italy 63.2% compare
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (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 46.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 1998.
- 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 45.7% 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 18th 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 14.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release