Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand recorded 2.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 3.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2021.
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 186th of 215 groups on this measure, 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.6% | — |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 2.6% 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 186th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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