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 29.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developed Regions recorded 29.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 39.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 57th 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 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 | 39.3% | — |
| 1998 | 35.0% | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 35.0% | 39.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 32.6% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 31.6% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 29.2% | 29.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
- 54 Mexico 34.9% compare
- 55 Türkiye 34.6% compare
- 56 Costa Rica 34.3% compare
- 57 New Zealand 34.3% compare
- 58 Greece 33.2% compare
- 59 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.8% compare
- 60 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
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 29.2% 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 39.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 57th 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 down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release