Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia stood at 46.6%. 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 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 58.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia 16th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 58.7% | — |
| 1998 | 52.9% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | -7.6% |
| 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 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | -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% | 52.6% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 46.6% | 49.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
- 13 Finland 71.3% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 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 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Europe & 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 WB: Europe & 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & 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