Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 66.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 66.1% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 66.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1994.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 113th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 31.4% | — |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 31.7% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 33.6% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 61.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 31.4% | 37.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 37.4% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 54.1% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 64.2% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 66.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1994.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release