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 42.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: European Union, 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 WB: European Union is 42.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: European Union peaked at 56.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2020.
WB: European Union ranks 10th 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: European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 56.7% | — |
| 1998 | 48.2% | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 48.2% | 56.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 45.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 41.6% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.6% | 42.1% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: European Union
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (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 secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (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 42.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2020.
- How does WB: European Union rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: European Union ranks 10th 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 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release