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 45.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area, 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 WB: Euro Area is 45.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area peaked at 47.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1997.
WB: Euro Area ranks 215th 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 | 34.5% | — |
| 1998 | 41.3% | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 34.5% | 41.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 36.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.2% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 45.6% | 45.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.96 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 9.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (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 45.8% 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 47.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1997.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 215th 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 2.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release