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 32.2% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 32.2%. 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 12.6% 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 44.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2024.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 58th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 44.3% | — |
| 1998 | 39.9% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 39.9% | 44.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 36.4% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 35.3% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 32.2% | 33.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 55 Israel 38.4% compare
- 56 Seychelles 37.4% compare
- 57 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 36.9% compare
- 58 Mexico 36.8% compare
- 59 Philippines 36.5% compare
- 60 Andorra 36.0% compare
- 61 Uruguay 35.8% 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 32.2% 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 44.3% 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 32.2% 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 12.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release