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 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 1.6% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World peaked at 1.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
MDG: World ranks 113th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7457 % change on previous year (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), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 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 1.6% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does MDG: World rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: World ranks 113th 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 up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release