Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions is 70.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1997.
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 165th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60.7% | — |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 60.7% | 65.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 65.1% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 66.4% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 70.5% | 70.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 51.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 35.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 38.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 22.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions was 70.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release