Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World
MDG: World: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: World recorded 79.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World peaked at 79.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1997.
That places MDG: World 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 69.5% | — |
| 1998 | 72.7% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 69.5% | 72.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 74.1% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 76.0% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 77.8% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
More education data for MDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: World was 79.0% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1997.
- How does MDG: World rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: World ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 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