MDG: Developing Regions vs United States of America: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

MDG: Developing Regions
746.02 million
in 2024
United States of America
26.41 million
in 2025
MDG: Developing Regions rank
9th
United States of America rank
6th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • United States of America
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 746.02 million against 26.41 million in United States of America, a difference of 719.61 million.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 28.3 times United States of America's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 6th of 221 groups.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 465.80 million 25.14 million 440.66 million MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 575.03 million 21.80 million 553.23 million MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 599.08 million 21.96 million 577.12 million MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 674.69 million 25.28 million 649.42 million MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 687.95 million 25.10 million 662.86 million MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 729.14 million 25.68 million 703.45 million MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, MDG: Developing Regions or United States of America?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 746.02 million against 26.41 million in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between MDG: Developing Regions and United States of America?
719.61 million, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and United States of America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and United States of America rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 6th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release