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 17.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 17.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 24.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2021.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 24.7% | — |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 24.0% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.9% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.0% | 17.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
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 17.1% 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 24.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2021.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th 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 down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release