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 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.8%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
216th
of 221 groups
All-time high
73.9%
in 2003
All-time low
63.8%
in 1996
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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) stood at 71.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% 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 73.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 1996.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 216th 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 | 67.2% | — |
| 1971 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 66.8% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 67.6% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 67.1% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 66.6% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 68.3% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 65.9% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 65.2% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 64.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 64.1% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 64.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 64.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.3% | 66.6% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.4% | 64.0% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 63.8% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 69.3% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 69.5% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 71.7% | 72.0% | 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 71.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2003.
- 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 63.8% in 1996.
- 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 216th 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 0.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release