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 29.8% 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 29.8%, measured 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 11.9% 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 40.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 40.7% | — |
| 1998 | 35.9% | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 37.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 35.9% | 40.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 33.4% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 32.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.8% | 30.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- 51 Sweden 36.3% compare
- 52 Kazakhstan 35.7% compare
- 53 Rwanda 35.1% compare
- 54 Mexico 34.9% compare
- 55 Türkiye 34.6% compare
- 56 Costa Rica 34.3% compare
- 57 New Zealand 34.3% 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, female (number) 29.82 million (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 29.8% 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 40.7% 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 29.8% in 2024.
- 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 11.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release