Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
28th
of 221 groups
All-time high
107.4%
in 2014
All-time low
92.7%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 99.6% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 107.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 1999.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 28th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 92.7% | — |
| 2000 | 94.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 100.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 106.9% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 107.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 107.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 106.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 105.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 105.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 106.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 101.4% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 102.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 100.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.7% | 92.7% | 92.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 94.2% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.4% | 98.8% | 107.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.6% | 99.4% | 102.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 114.8% compare
- 26 Lithuania 113.8% compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 111.0% compare
- 28 Albania 110.4% compare
- 29 Canada 110.0% compare
- 30 Cyprus 108.7% compare
- 31 Montserrat 108.2% 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, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 107.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release