Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area peaked at 3.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1999.
That places WB: Euro Area 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.1% | — |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +142.4% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area was 2.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1999.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release