Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe is 76.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 76.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 1997.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 155th 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 68.7% | — |
| 1998 | 74.6% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 72.5% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 74.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.9% | 68.7% | 74.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 72.4% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 73.9% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 76.3% | 76.5% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 76.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 1997.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release