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 29.0% 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
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 29.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% 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 40.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 40.0% | — |
| 1998 | 35.0% | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.1% | 35.0% | 40.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 32.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 31.7% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 29.0% | 29.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 55 Türkiye 34.6% compare
- 56 Costa Rica 34.3% compare
- 57 New Zealand 34.3% compare
- 58 Greece 33.2% compare
- 59 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.8% compare
- 60 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 61 Iceland 32.4% 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 29.0% 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 40.0% 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 29.0% in 2024.
- 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 58th 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 12.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release