Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 51.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 51.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 52.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2003.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.9% | — |
| 1998 | 47.4% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.4% | 44.9% | 49.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 40.9% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 50.5% | 52.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100.0% compare
- 2 Uzbekistan 95.1% compare
- 3 Guatemala 83.6% compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.2% compare
- 5 Serbia 73.8% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 51.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.