Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 101.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 101.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 104.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.9% | — |
| 2000 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 100.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 100.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 104.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 104.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 103.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 103.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 103.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 103.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 103.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 103.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 103.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 102.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 101.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 101.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.9% | 100.7% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.2% | 101.2% | 103.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 19 Liechtenstein 118.7% compare
- 20 Spain 118.5% compare
- 21 Türkiye 118.4% compare
- 22 Norway 116.3% compare
- 23 New Zealand 114.2% compare
- 24 Guadeloupe 113.1%
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 112.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 101.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release