Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 28.6%. 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 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 36.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2024.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.8% | — |
| 1998 | 32.2% | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 32.2% | 36.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 29.5% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 28.6% | 29.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
- 65 Costa Rica 34.0% compare
- 66 Lebanon 33.1% compare
- 67 Armenia 32.4% compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 32.4% compare
- 69 Thailand 31.5% compare
- 70 New Zealand 31.3% compare
- 71 Malta 31.0% compare
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 28.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2024.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western 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