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 41.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
41.3%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
13th
of 221 groups
All-time high
56.0%
in 1997
All-time low
40.9%
in 2021
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area stood at 41.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area peaked at 56.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2021.
WB: Euro Area ranks 13th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 56.0% | — |
| 1998 | 47.3% | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.2% | 47.3% | 56.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 45.0% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 41.1% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 40.9% | 41.3% | 5 |
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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 41.3% 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: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2021.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 13th 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 down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release