Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
85.8%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.0%
in 2000
All-time low
81.7%
in 1994
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe is 85.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 87.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 1994.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 175th 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.5% | — |
| 1971 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 85.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 85.1% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 84.2% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 83.7% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 82.9% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 82.6% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 83.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 82.4% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 81.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 85.9% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 85.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.1% | 85.0% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 82.7% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.1% | 81.7% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 84.3% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 84.4% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 85.7% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 1994.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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