Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 84.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
84.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.5%
in 1973
All-time low
80.6%
in 1994
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 84.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 86.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 1994.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 171st 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.4% | — |
| 1971 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 84.6% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 83.7% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 83.6% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 82.1% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 81.6% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 81.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 84.5% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 84.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 86.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.5% | 83.7% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.1% | 81.8% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 80.6% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 83.0% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.2% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 84.2% | 84.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 84.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 1994.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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