Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 78.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.3%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
214th
of 221 groups
All-time high
78.8%
in 2020
All-time low
68.4%
in 1988
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 78.3% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 78.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 1988.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 214th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.6% | — |
| 1971 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 73.5% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 73.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 73.1% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 72.9% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 72.3% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 72.1% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 70.9% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 69.8% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 69.7% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 68.6% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 68.6% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 69.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 70.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 69.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 69.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 70.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 75.3% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.2% | 72.1% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.8% | 68.4% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.0% | 69.3% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 75.4% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 76.1% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 78.3% | 78.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 78.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 1988.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release