Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 80.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
80.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
103rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
80.5%
in 2005
All-time low
75.9%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024
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: Developing Regions is 80.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 80.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1998.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.9% | — |
| 1999 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.0% | 75.9% | 76.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 77.1% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 78.1% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.2% | 80.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions was 80.5% 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: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 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