Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developing Regions, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 10.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 15.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 100th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15.0% | — |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.1% | 15.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.5% | 11.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 97 Saudi Arabia 4.2% compare
- 98 Bulgaria 4.1% compare
- 99 United States of America 4.1% compare
- 100 Barbados 3.9% compare
- 101 Fiji 3.8% compare
- 102 Puerto Rico 3.6% compare
- 103 India 3.4% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developing Regions was 10.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 100th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing 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