Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.1061 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Europe, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Europe is 0.1061 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.1% on the previous year and down 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 0.6691 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1061 GPIA, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 206th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4389 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.404 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5619 GPIA | +39.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5927 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6691 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5647 GPIA | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5969 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5878 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6461 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6407 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6655 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1061 GPIA | -84.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5469 GPIA | 0.404 GPIA | 0.6691 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5292 GPIA | 0.1061 GPIA | 0.6655 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Western Europe was 0.1061 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6691 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1061 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 206th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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