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 3.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.3%
in 2017
All-time low
0.8%
in 1999
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
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 3.5%.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 4.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 34th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +164.9% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +38.1% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 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 3.5% 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 4.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 34th 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 up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release