Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.1938 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe stood at 0.1938 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.1% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe peaked at 0.6163 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1938 GPIA, in 2024.
SDG: Europe ranks 189th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5031 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4753 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.589 GPIA | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6068 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5476 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5896 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6163 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5137 GPIA | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5746 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5599 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5896 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1938 GPIA | -67.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5611 GPIA | 0.4753 GPIA | 0.6163 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4863 GPIA | 0.1938 GPIA | 0.5896 GPIA | 5 |
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Europe was 0.1938 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6163 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1938 GPIA in 2024.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Europe ranks 189th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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