Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) stood at 2.4%.
That represents a change of down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 3.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2022.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 188th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.7% | — |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 2.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2022.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 188th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release