Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 25.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America is 25.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 35.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2021.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 57th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 35.6% | — |
| 1998 | 30.2% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 30.2% | 35.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.8% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.8% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.4% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 54 Denmark 32.1% compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 31.6% compare
- 56 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.8% compare
- 57 Estonia 29.9% compare
- 58 Türkiye 29.6% compare
- 59 Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.2% compare
- 60 Colombia 28.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 25.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release