Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 3.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 3.1% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 3.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 51st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3% | — |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +196.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +65.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +196.2% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| 2020 | +65.2% | 1.9% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 3.1% 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 and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 51st 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 and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release