Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Euro Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Euro Area stood at 2.3%.
The figure is down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Euro Area peaked at 3.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2023.
WB: Euro Area ranks 192nd 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.8% | — |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 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 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Euro Area?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Euro Area was 2.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2023.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 192nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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