Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Euro area
Euro area: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 75.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 75.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2019.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Euro area peaked at 78.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 1996.
That places Euro area 42nd out of 43 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.4% | — |
| 1971 | 71.4% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 72.2% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 71.6% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 71.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 70.6% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 70.2% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 70.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 69.3% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 68.8% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 68.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.7% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 74.4% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.9% | 71.2% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 69.3% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 68.6% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 72.3% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 73.5% | 75.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More reference data data for Euro area
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.39 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.65 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.24 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.25 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.23 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.01 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 211,674 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Euro area?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Euro area was 75.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 1996.
- How does Euro area rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Euro area ranks 42nd out of 43 regions with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.