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 74.0% 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 74.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 74.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 1997.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 64.6% | — |
| 1998 | 69.2% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.3% | 64.6% | 69.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 69.2% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 70.3% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 73.9% | 74.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1511 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 58.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0324 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 51.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0381 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2785 % change on previous year (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 74.0% 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: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 166th 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 4.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release