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 10.0% 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 10.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 12.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2022.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 93rd out of 214 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 | 11.5% | — |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 90 Peru 4.3% compare
- 91 Macau, China 4.1% compare
- 92 Saudi Arabia 4.0% compare
- 93 Romania 3.9% compare
- 94 Czechia 3.9% compare
- 95 Greece 3.8% compare
- 96 United States of America 3.6% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 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 primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (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 10.0% 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 12.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 93rd out of 214 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 19.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release