Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 52.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.1%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
214th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.2%
in 2021
All-time low
39.2%
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Euro Area recorded 52.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area peaked at 52.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1997.
WB: Euro Area ranks 214th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 39.2% | — |
| 1998 | 46.9% | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 43.7% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 39.2% | 46.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 42.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 46.3% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,316 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0023 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0023 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area was 52.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1997.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 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