Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developed Regions, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developed Regions is 2.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 4.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 181st out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.5% | — |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.432 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.55 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749,754 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1511 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developed Regions was 2.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 181st out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release