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 47.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area, 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: Euro Area is 47.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area peaked at 60.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2021.
That places WB: Euro Area 8th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60.8% | — |
| 1998 | 53.1% | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 56.3% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.7% | 53.1% | 60.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 49.1% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 47.8% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 47.8% | 47.9% | 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 47.9% 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 60.8% 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 47.8% in 2021.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 8th 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 3.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release