Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 26.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand is 26.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 36.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2021.
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 54th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.6% | — |
| 1998 | 31.5% | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 31.5% | 36.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 28.8% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 28.6% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 26.1% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- 51 Burundi 32.8% compare
- 52 Puerto Rico 32.6% compare
- 53 Portugal 32.2% compare
- 54 Denmark 32.1% compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 31.6% compare
- 56 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.8% compare
- 57 Estonia 29.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 26.5% 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 54th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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