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 67.7% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions stood at 67.7%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 67.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 1997.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 165th 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: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 56.8% | — |
| 1998 | 60.7% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 62.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 56.8% | 60.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 60.9% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 62.7% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 66.9% | 67.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0353 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.51 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2785 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.70 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 67.7% 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 67.7% 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 56.8% 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 7.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release