Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Euro area
Euro area: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.081 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Euro area, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 0.081 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Euro area peaked at 0.0989 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0806 units per person, in 2020.
Euro area ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Euro area, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0989 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0826 units per person | -16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0837 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0859 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0881 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.089 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0911 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.092 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0927 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0934 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0938 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0956 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0956 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.096 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0962 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0968 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0977 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0978 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0972 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0966 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0956 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0926 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0928 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0948 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.097 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0965 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0942 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0927 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0898 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0892 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.089 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0891 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0889 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0882 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0865 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0868 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0859 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0844 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0836 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0826 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0826 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0824 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0818 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.082 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0814 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0812 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0808 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0808 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.081 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0807 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0806 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0809 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0811 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0813 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.081 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0897 units per person | 0.0826 units per person | 0.0989 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0963 units per person | 0.0938 units per person | 0.0978 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0935 units per person | 0.0892 units per person | 0.097 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0865 units per person | 0.0826 units per person | 0.0891 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0815 units per person | 0.0807 units per person | 0.0826 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.081 units per person | 0.0806 units per person | 0.0813 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 21 New Caledonia 0.122 units per person compare
- 22 Kenya 0.1217 units per person compare
- 23 Tajikistan 0.1217 units per person compare
- 24 United States Virgin Islands 0.1191 units per person compare
- 25 Tuvalu 0.1187 units per person compare
- 26 Mongolia 0.1186 units per person compare
- 27 Guam 0.1179 units per person compare
More education data for Euro area
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Euro area?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Euro area was 0.081 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0989 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0806 units per person in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Euro area ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.