Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 2.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe is 2.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 3.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 184th 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.9% | — |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 2.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 184th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western 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