Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 7.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, 2013–2024
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 is 7.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 178.6% on the previous year and up 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe peaked at 7.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Europe 163rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.3% | — |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +178.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 160 Cuba 0.4% compare
- 161 Kyrgyzstan 0.4% compare
- 162 Anguilla 0.3% compare
- 163 Republic of Moldova 0.3% compare
- 164 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 165 Monaco 0.2% compare
- 166 Malta 0.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe was 7.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Europe ranks 163rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release