Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America is 10.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 218.1% on the previous year and up 126.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 10.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2021.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 144th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.2% | — |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +218.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +218.1% | 3.4% | 10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 141 Lithuania 0.9% compare
- 142 Singapore 0.9% compare
- 143 Italy 0.8% compare
- 144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8% compare
- 145 Indonesia 0.8% compare
- 146 North Macedonia 0.8% compare
- 147 Seychelles 0.8% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 10.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 144th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release