Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 2.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 3.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 185th 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.6% | — |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 5 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 2.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 185th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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