Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand recorded 10.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 223.7% on the previous year and up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 10.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2021.
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 146th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.1% | — |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +223.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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 | +223.7% | 3.3% | 10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.0% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- 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
- 148 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
- 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 10.7% 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 146th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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