Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
212th
of 221 groups
All-time high
79.7%
in 2000
All-time low
70.7%
in 1996
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Euro Area, 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 WB: Euro Area is 79.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Euro Area peaked at 79.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 1996.
WB: Euro Area ranks 212th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.5% | — |
| 1971 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 74.2% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 74.9% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 73.7% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 72.3% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 73.1% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 72.4% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 72.5% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 71.1% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 71.1% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 71.9% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 71.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 76.7% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 79.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.7% | 74.2% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.1% | 71.1% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 70.7% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 74.9% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 76.4% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 78.9% | 79.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 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 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Euro Area?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Euro Area was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 1996.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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