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 87.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
87.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.5%
in 2021
All-time low
82.2%
in 1987
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 87.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% 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 87.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 1987.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 168th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 84.8% | — |
| 1971 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 85.3% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 84.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 83.6% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 83.5% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 83.1% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 82.2% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 86.4% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.2% | 84.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 82.2% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.6% | 82.4% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 85.3% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 84.9% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.5% | 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 87.4% 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 87.5% in 2021.
- 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 82.2% in 1987.
- 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 168th 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 2.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release