Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World
MDG: World: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.4%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.1%
in 1998
All-time low
98.4%
in 2024
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: World recorded 98.4% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World peaked at 99.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2024.
MDG: World ranks 108th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.1% | — |
| 1999 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World was 98.4% 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: World?
- 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: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
- How does MDG: World rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: World ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: World 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release