Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, 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 is 2.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe peaked at 3.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2022.
SDG: Europe ranks 193rd 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.0% | — |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe was 2.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Europe ranks 193rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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