Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: European Union
WB: European Union: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 44.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: European Union, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: European Union recorded 44.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: European Union peaked at 45.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1997.
WB: European Union ranks 217th 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: European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.6% | — |
| 1998 | 38.7% | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 31.6% | 38.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 36.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 39.3% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 44.2% | 44.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: European Union
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: European Union?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: European Union was 44.3% 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: European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1997.
- How does WB: European Union rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: European Union ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: European Union 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release