Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 54.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
54.2%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 221 groups
All-time high
65.5%
in 1997
All-time low
53.0%
in 2000
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area stood at 54.2%.
The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area peaked at 65.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2000.
That places WB: Euro Area 7th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 65.5% | — |
| 1998 | 58.7% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.1% | 58.7% | 65.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 53.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 54.1% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 54.2% | 54.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 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 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Euro Area was 54.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2000.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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