Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 15.09 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.09 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
107th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.09 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.71 million
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1995–2023

2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M1995200920231995: 2.7M1996: 3.0M1997: 3.0M1998: 3.6M1999: 3.8M2000: 4.1M2001: 4.5M2002: 4.9M2003: 5.5M2004: 6.0M2005: 6.5M2006: 7.2M2007: 7.7M2008: 8.2M2009: 8.7M2010: 9.3M2011: 9.8M2012: 10.3M2013: 10.7M2014: 11.3M2015: 11.5M2016: 12.1M2017: 12.4M2018: 12.8M2019: 13.2M2020: 13.9M2021: 14.4M2022: 14.8M2023: 15.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 15.09 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 15.09 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.71 million, in 1995.

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 107th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1995 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1995 2.71 million
1996 3.00 million +11.0%
1997 3.03 million +0.9%
1998 3.60 million +18.9%
1999 3.84 million +6.5%
2000 4.12 million +7.5%
2001 4.52 million +9.6%
2002 4.94 million +9.3%
2003 5.47 million +10.8%
2004 5.98 million +9.3%
2005 6.54 million +9.4%
2006 7.19 million +9.9%
2007 7.71 million +7.3%
2008 8.18 million +6.0%
2009 8.73 million +6.7%
2010 9.32 million +6.8%
2011 9.79 million +5.0%
2012 10.34 million +5.6%
2013 10.75 million +4.0%
2014 11.33 million +5.4%
2015 11.54 million +1.8%
2016 12.15 million +5.3%
2017 12.43 million +2.3%
2018 12.81 million +3.1%
2019 13.23 million +3.3%
2020 13.93 million +5.3%
2021 14.37 million +3.2%
2022 14.79 million +2.9%
2023 15.09 million +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.24 million 2.71 million 3.84 million 5
2000s 6.34 million 4.12 million 8.73 million 10
2010s 11.37 million 9.32 million 13.23 million 10
2020s 14.54 million 13.93 million 15.09 million 4

Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

  1. 104 Burundi 144,063 compare
  2. 105 Mongolia 139,554 compare
  3. 106 El Salvador 134,734 compare
  4. 107 Costa Rica 134,194 compare
  5. 108 Serbia 129,615 compare
  6. 109 Denmark 125,655 compare
  7. 110 Congo 121,575 compare

See the full ranking of 420 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 15.09 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The highest recorded value was 15.09 million in 2023.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.71 million in 1995.
How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,955 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release