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 50.1% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe stood at 50.1%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Europe peaked at 60.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2024.
SDG: Europe ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 60.8% | — |
| 1998 | 54.7% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 54.7% | 60.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 51.3% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 53.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.1% | 50.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 9 Montenegro 73.9% compare
- 10 Slovakia 73.9% compare
- 11 Austria 73.8% compare
- 12 Liechtenstein 71.4% compare
- 13 Finland 71.3% compare
- 14 Honduras 69.9% compare
- 15 Netherlands 69.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % 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 50.1% 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 60.8% 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 50.1% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Europe ranks 12th 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 7.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release