Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 37.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia is 37.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 55.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.7% | — |
| 1999 | 45.9% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.3% | 45.9% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 44.5% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 52.7% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 37.5% | 44.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 43 Indonesia 42.7% compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 42.5% compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 42.2% compare
- 46 China 41.5% compare
- 47 El Salvador 41.4% compare
- 48 Ethiopia 41.4% compare
- 49 Spain 41.2% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 37.5% 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: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release