Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme was 18.53 million Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.53 million Number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
2nd
of 349 regions
All-time high
18.53 million Number
in 2024
All-time low
17.25 million Number
in 2020
Years of data
10
2014–2024

Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2014201920242014: 17.8M Number2015: 17.4M Number2016: 17.5M Number2018: 17.7M Number2019: 17.6M Number2020: 17.3M Number2021: 18.1M Number2022: 18.2M Number2023: 18.3M Number2024: 18.5M Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 18.53 million Number for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 18.53 million Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.25 million Number, in 2020.

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd of 349 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year

Annual values for Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2014 17.77 million Number
2015 17.41 million Number -2.0%
2016 17.53 million Number +0.7%
2018 17.65 million Number +0.7%
2019 17.57 million Number -0.5%
2020 17.25 million Number -1.8%
2021 18.07 million Number +4.7%
2022 18.22 million Number +0.8%
2023 18.28 million Number +0.3%
2024 18.53 million Number +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17.59 million Number 17.41 million Number 17.77 million Number 5
2020s 18.07 million Number 17.25 million Number 18.53 million Number 5

Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

  1. 1 Türkiye 5.80 million Number compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.47 million Number compare
  3. 2 United Kingdom 3.47 million Number compare
  4. 4 Italy 2.88 million Number compare
  5. 5 France 2.81 million Number compare

See the full ranking of 397 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 18.53 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
The highest recorded value was 18.53 million Number in 2024.
What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 17.25 million Number in 2020.
How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme?
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 349 regions with data for 2024.
Is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
397 places, 4,521 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed