Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 71.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 71.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1997.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 164th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60.0% | — |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 63.8% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.9% | 60.0% | 65.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 64.9% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 66.3% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 70.6% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88.51 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 71.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release