Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 82.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 82.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 83.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 1998.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 104th 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 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.3% | — |
| 1999 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.7% | 75.3% | 76.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 77.2% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 79.5% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 82.7% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 101 Brunei Darussalam 83.9% compare
- 102 Cameroon 83.8% compare
- 103 Belize 83.3% compare
- 104 Mozambique 82.8% compare
- 105 Monaco 82.4% compare
- 106 Brazil 81.9% compare
- 107 Timor-Leste 81.9% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 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 82.9% 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 83.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 104th 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 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release