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 44.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe, 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 is 44.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe peaked at 54.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Europe 15th 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 | 54.9% | — |
| 1998 | 48.5% | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 46.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 48.5% | 54.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.0% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 44.7% | 44.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 12 Honduras 68.7% compare
- 13 Slovakia 68.1% compare
- 14 Finland 68.0% compare
- 15 Liechtenstein 66.4% compare
- 16 North Macedonia 64.5% compare
- 17 Switzerland 60.7% compare
- 18 Angola 59.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (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 44.7% 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 54.9% 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 44.7% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Europe ranks 15th 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 8.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release