Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 96.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.2%
in 1999
All-time low
96.2%
in 2017
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe is 96.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 99.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 2017.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 196th 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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.1% | — |
| 1998 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.7% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe was 96.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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