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 72.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.8%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
214th
of 221 groups
All-time high
76.4%
in 2000
All-time low
66.5%
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
WB: Euro Area recorded 72.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Euro Area peaked at 76.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1996.
That places WB: Euro Area 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 68.8% | — |
| 1971 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 68.7% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 69.5% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 70.0% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 69.3% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 68.7% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 68.5% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 67.5% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 67.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 66.6% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 71.8% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.6% | 68.7% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.5% | 67.4% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 66.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 69.4% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 70.5% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 72.5% | 72.8% | 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 72.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% 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 66.5% in 1996.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 214th 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 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release