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 40.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 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 (ida & Ibrd) is 40.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 26.2% 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 56.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.4% | — |
| 1999 | 50.7% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 50.7% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 46.8% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 53.5% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 40.5% | 46.6% | 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 40.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2012.
- 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 40.5% 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 22nd 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 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release