Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 39.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
39.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
49.0%
in 1997
All-time low
38.8%
in 2020
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe stood at 39.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe peaked at 49.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2020.
That places SDG: Europe 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.0% | — |
| 1998 | 42.1% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 42.1% | 49.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 40.5% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 42.0% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.8% | 39.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 13 Slovakia 62.3% compare
- 14 Slovenia 62.3% compare
- 15 North Macedonia 61.2% compare
- 16 Angola 61.0% compare
- 17 Aruba 60.0% compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 59.6% compare
- 19 Luxembourg 54.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe was 39.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Europe ranks 16th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release