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 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.6%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
56th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.2%
in 2005
All-time low
1.0%
in 1999
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area, 1997–2024

12341997201020241997: 1 %1998: 1 %1999: 0.996 %2000: 1.1 %2001: 1.2 %2002: 1.4 %2003: 1.5 %2004: 4 %2005: 4.2 %2006: 3.4 %2007: 3.5 %2008: 3 %2009: 3.4 %2010: 3.5 %2011: 3.5 %2012: 3.4 %2013: 2.9 %2014: 2.6 %2015: 2.4 %2016: 2.7 %2017: 2.9 %2018: 3.1 %2019: 2.8 %2020: 2.6 %2021: 2.5 %2022: 2.5 %2023: 2.6 %2024: 2.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

WB: Euro Area recorded 2.6% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area peaked at 4.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1999.

WB: Euro Area ranks 56th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in WB: Euro Area, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 1.0%
1998 1.0% +0.0%
1999 1.0% -2.9%
2000 1.1% +8.8%
2001 1.2% +12.9%
2002 1.4% +15.7%
2003 1.5% +5.0%
2004 4.0% +167.1%
2005 4.2% +5.7%
2006 3.4% -18.9%
2007 3.5% +2.8%
2008 3.0% -13.1%
2009 3.4% +11.4%
2010 3.5% +2.5%
2011 3.5% +2.1%
2012 3.4% -3.0%
2013 2.9% -15.0%
2014 2.6% -10.9%
2015 2.4% -9.1%
2016 2.7% +14.0%
2017 2.9% +8.2%
2018 3.1% +6.5%
2019 2.8% -11.0%
2020 2.6% -6.7%
2021 2.5% -3.7%
2022 2.5% -0.6%
2023 2.6% +3.4%
2024 2.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 3
2000s 2.7% 1.1% 4.2% 10
2010s 3.0% 2.4% 3.5% 10
2020s 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 5

Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area

  1. 53 Burkina Faso 1.5% compare
  2. 54 Benin 1.4% compare
  3. 55 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.2% compare
  4. 56 Lesotho 1.1% compare
  5. 57 Eswatini 1.1% compare
  6. 58 Malta 1.0% compare
  7. 59 Poland 1.0% 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 WB: Euro Area?
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area was 2.6% 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 4.2% 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 56th 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 1.9%. 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, 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