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 2.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
43rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 1997
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

11.522.531997201020241997: 0.782 %1998: 0.834 %1999: 0.817 %2000: 0.834 %2001: 0.885 %2002: 0.95 %2003: 0.991 %2004: 1.8 %2005: 1.9 %2006: 1.7 %2007: 1.8 %2008: 1.6 %2009: 1.8 %2010: 1.8 %2011: 1.9 %2012: 1.8 %2013: 2.3 %2014: 2.2 %2015: 2.1 %2016: 2.3 %2017: 2.5 %2018: 2.2 %2019: 2.1 %2020: 2.9 %2021: 2.8 %2022: 2.8 %2023: 2.9 %2024: 2.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand stood at 2.9%.

The figure is up 29.4% 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 2.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.

That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 43rd 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 SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 0.8%
1998 0.8% +6.6%
1999 0.8% -1.9%
2000 0.8% +2.0%
2001 0.9% +6.1%
2002 0.9% +7.3%
2003 1.0% +4.3%
2004 1.8% +81.8%
2005 1.9% +7.2%
2006 1.7% -11.3%
2007 1.8% +3.2%
2008 1.6% -7.7%
2009 1.8% +8.1%
2010 1.8% +2.6%
2011 1.9% +2.7%
2012 1.8% -1.5%
2013 2.3% +25.4%
2014 2.2% -3.4%
2015 2.1% -7.2%
2016 2.3% +9.7%
2017 2.5% +12.0%
2018 2.2% -12.4%
2019 2.1% -4.5%
2020 2.9% +37.0%
2021 2.8% -4.3%
2022 2.8% +0.1%
2023 2.9% +3.4%
2024 2.9% +0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +81.8% 1.0% 1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 3
2000s 1.4% 0.8% 1.9% 10
2010s 2.1% 1.8% 2.5% 10
2020s 2.8% 2.8% 2.9% 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand

  1. 40 Chile 2.4% compare
  2. 41 Monaco 2.4% compare
  3. 42 Mozambique 2.2% compare
  4. 43 Slovakia 2.2% compare
  5. 44 Burundi 2.1% compare
  6. 45 Vanuatu 2.1% compare
  7. 46 Egypt 2.1% compare

See the full ranking of 309 places →

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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 2.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
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 0.8% in 1997.
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 43rd 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 up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
309 places, 7,367 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release