Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 2.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2024.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 190th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.7% | — |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 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 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 1.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 190th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release