Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 53.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe is 53.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 53.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1997.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41.8% | — |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 46.6% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.1% | 41.8% | 49.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 46.6% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 51.1% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 52.9% | 53.1% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe was 53.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe 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