Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.1859 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 0.1859 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 69.9% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 0.6889 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1859 GPIA, in 2024.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 194th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4368 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5384 GPIA | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 0.475 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6019 GPIA | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.582 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5999 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6175 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6889 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5849 GPIA | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5921 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6314 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6184 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1859 GPIA | -69.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion 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 | -69.9% | 0.6184 GPIA | 0.1859 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5676 GPIA | 0.4368 GPIA | 0.6889 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5225 GPIA | 0.1859 GPIA | 0.6314 GPIA | 5 |
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 0.1859 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6889 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1859 GPIA in 2024.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 194th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release