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 83.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
83.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
83.5%
in 2024
All-time low
78.8%
in 1990
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
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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand is 83.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% 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 83.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.8% | — |
| 1971 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 82.2% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 80.8% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.8% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 79.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 79.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 79.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.3% | 80.8% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 79.0% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.8% | 78.8% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 80.6% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 80.4% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 83.3% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- 177 Iceland 75.5% compare
- 178 Estonia 75.5% compare
- 179 Denmark 75.5% compare
- 180 Puerto Rico 75.2% compare
- 181 Portugal 75.1% compare
- 182 United Kingdom 73.8% compare
- 183 Costa Rica 73.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
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 83.5% 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 83.5% in 2024.
- 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 78.8% in 1990.
- 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 180th 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 3.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release