Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
85.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.6%
in 2024
All-time low
80.7%
in 1990
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 85.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 85.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.8% | — |
| 1971 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 83.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 83.5% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 82.9% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 83.0% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 82.6% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 82.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 81.6% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 80.8% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.7% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 84.5% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.9% | 82.9% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 80.8% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.9% | 80.7% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 83.3% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.0% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.6% | 85.6% | 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 secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 85.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release