Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 55.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 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 ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 55.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 68.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2017.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 4th 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 ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 68.4% | — |
| 1998 | 61.3% | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 56.9% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.5% | 61.3% | 68.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 56.2% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 54.2% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 55.6% | 55.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 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 primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (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 ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 55.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2017.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release