Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 52.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 52.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 63.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2003.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 11th 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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 63.0% | — |
| 1998 | 55.6% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 58.7% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 55.6% | 63.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 51.7% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 52.0% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 52.4% | 52.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Western Europe was 52.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2003.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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