Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Europe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 1.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 2.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 202nd 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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.3% | — |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Europe was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 202nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release