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 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Euro Area, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Euro Area recorded 1.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Euro Area peaked at 2.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2024.
That places WB: Euro Area 194th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.8% | — |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 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 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 WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 194th out of 214 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 36.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release