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 46.6% 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 46.6% 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 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% 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 58.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 58.7% | — |
| 1998 | 52.9% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 52.9% | 58.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 48.5% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 52.5% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 46.6% | 49.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- 14 Honduras 69.9% compare
- 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
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 46.6% 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 58.7% 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 46.6% 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 17th 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 12.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release