Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 87.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
87.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.0%
in 2021
All-time low
81.8%
in 1987
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand stood at 87.0%.

That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 87.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 1987.

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 173rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%) in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 84.6%
1971 84.6% +0.0%
1972 84.6% -0.1%
1973 84.9% +0.4%
1974 85.0% +0.1%
1975 85.1% +0.1%
1976 84.8% -0.3%
1977 84.9% +0.0%
1978 84.7% -0.2%
1979 84.2% -0.6%
1980 84.3% +0.2%
1981 83.5% -1.0%
1982 83.7% +0.2%
1983 83.1% -0.7%
1984 83.0% -0.1%
1985 82.7% -0.5%
1986 81.8% -1.0%
1987 81.8% -0.1%
1988 82.0% +0.2%
1989 82.4% +0.5%
1990 81.9% -0.6%
1991 82.1% +0.3%
1992 82.8% +0.9%
1993 82.5% -0.4%
1994 82.3% -0.2%
1995 82.4% +0.1%
1996 82.4% -0.0%
1997 83.2% +0.9%
1998 85.7% +3.0%
1999 85.4% -0.3%
2000 86.3% +1.0%
2001 86.0% -0.3%
2002 86.1% +0.1%
2003 86.3% +0.3%
2004 85.0% -1.5%
2005 84.6% -0.4%
2006 85.4% +0.9%
2007 85.3% -0.1%
2008 85.5% +0.2%
2009 85.8% +0.3%
2010 85.6% -0.3%
2011 85.7% +0.2%
2012 85.8% +0.1%
2013 84.3% -1.8%
2014 84.8% +0.5%
2015 85.2% +0.5%
2016 85.2% +0.0%
2017 85.2% -0.1%
2018 85.6% +0.5%
2019 85.7% +0.1%
2020 87.0% +1.5%
2021 87.0% +0.1%
2022 87.0% -0.0%
2023 86.9% -0.1%
2024 87.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 84.7% 84.2% 85.1% 10
1980s 82.8% 81.8% 84.3% 10
1990s 83.1% 81.9% 85.7% 10
2000s 85.6% 84.6% 86.3% 10
2010s 85.3% 84.3% 85.8% 10
2020s 87.0% 86.9% 87.0% 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand

  1. 170 Latvia 83.0% compare
  2. 171 Estonia 82.9% compare
  3. 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 82.7% compare
  4. 173 New Zealand 81.2% compare
  5. 174 Portugal 80.9% compare
  6. 175 Uruguay 80.7% compare
  7. 176 Sweden 79.9% compare

See the full ranking of 438 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 87.0% 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 1987.
How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 173rd 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,351 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release