Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 89.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
89.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
112th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.4%
in 1974
All-time low
88.6%
in 2021
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 89.6%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 95.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 2021.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93.5% | — |
| 1971 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 94.1% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 95.4% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 93.7% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 92.8% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 92.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 92.5% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 90.9% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.0% | 93.5% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.8% | 90.9% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 90.7% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 90.3% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 89.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.6% | 89.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 210.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Developing Regions was 89.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 2021.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release