Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.1077 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 0.1077 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.0% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 0.7763 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1077 GPIA, in 2024.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 205th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3384 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5064 GPIA | +49.7% |
| 2014 | 0.431 GPIA | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5944 GPIA | +37.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5707 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7129 GPIA | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6074 GPIA | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6967 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6777 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6686 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7763 GPIA | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7199 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1077 GPIA | -85.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5572 GPIA | 0.3384 GPIA | 0.7129 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.59 GPIA | 0.1077 GPIA | 0.7763 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 0.1077 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7763 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1077 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 205th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western 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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February 2026 Data Release