Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 97.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.5%
in 1999
All-time low
97.7%
in 2017
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 97.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 99.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2017.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 172nd 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.5% | — |
| 1998 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.7% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2017.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release