Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 111.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Euro area, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Euro area is 111.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 111.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 1992.
Euro area ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 94.8% | — |
| 1993 | 98.7% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 103.5% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 105.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 106.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 106.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 101.1% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 101.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 100.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 102.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 102.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 102.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 101.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 104.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 105.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 106.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 108.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 107.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 110.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 111.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 111.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 110.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 110.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 111.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 111.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 111.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 111.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 111.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.2% | 94.8% | 106.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 104.2% | 100.8% | 108.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.1% | 110.2% | 111.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Euro area?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Euro area was 111.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 111.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 1992.
- How does Euro area rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.