Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 97.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.7%
in 1999
All-time low
97.3%
in 2020
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 97.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 99.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2020.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.7% | — |
| 1998 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88.51 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release