Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 49.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 49.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2019.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 53.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2003.
That places Europe & Central Asia 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.9% | — |
| 1998 | 47.5% | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 47.5% | 53.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 43.9% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 48.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 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
- 6 Honduras 71.8% compare
- 7 Finland 71.6% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia was 49.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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 (%). 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.