Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 98.6% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 99.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2024.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 133rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.1% | — |
| 1999 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.0% | 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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release