Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 97.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.1%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.2%
in 1997
All-time low
97.1%
in 2020
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand recorded 97.1% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 99.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2020.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 180th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.2% | — |
| 1998 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.1% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- 177 Mauritius 95.0% compare
- 178 Papua New Guinea 94.8% compare
- 179 Ireland 94.7% compare
- 180 Congo 94.7% compare
- 181 Brunei Darussalam 94.4% compare
- 182 Kenya 94.3% compare
- 183 Russian Federation 94.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 97.1% 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 180th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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