Enrolment in secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 2.75 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 2.75 million for enrolment in secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 2.75 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million, in 1998.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 194th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.41 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.43 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.51 million | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.71 million | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.78 million | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.77 million | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.84 million | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.97 million | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 2.05 million | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.95 million | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 2.06 million | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.25 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.30 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.39 million | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.42 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.75 million | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 million | 1.41 million | 1.43 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.73 million | 1.51 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 million | 1.95 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 million | 2.75 million | 2.75 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 191 Aruba 4,005 compare
- 192 Seychelles 3,979 compare
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 3,625 compare
- 194 Andorra 2,701 compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 2,493 compare
- 196 Dominica 2,306 compare
- 197 Cayman Islands 2,081 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 2.75 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release