SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
83.5%
in 2024
United Kingdom
73.8%
in 2023
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank
180th
United Kingdom rank
182nd

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand currently reports 83.5% against 73.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 9.7%.

That makes SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 180th and United Kingdom ranks 182nd of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 82.2% 96.4% 14.2% United Kingdom
1980s 80.0% 93.7% 13.6% United Kingdom
1990s 79.8% 84.3% 4.5% United Kingdom
2000s 81.9% 81.0% 0.9% SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
2010s 81.3% 75.4% 5.9% SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
2020s 83.4% 73.2% 10.2% SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand or United Kingdom?
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, at 83.5% against 73.8% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom?
9.7%, with SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 180th and United Kingdom ranks 182nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,352 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release