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 71.4% 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 71.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% 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 71.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 1997.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 63.2% | — |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 71.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 63.2% | 67.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 66.3% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 68.6% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 70.3% | 71.4% | 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 71.4% 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 71.4% in 2024.
- 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 63.2% 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 154th 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 3.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release