Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) was 15.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 15.45 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 15.45 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.72 million, in 1997.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 72nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.72 million | — |
| 1998 | 4.76 million | +75.2% |
| 1999 | 5.08 million | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 5.32 million | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 5.67 million | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 5.91 million | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 6.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.19 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 6.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.60 million | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 6.85 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.45 million | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 8.20 million | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 8.68 million | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 9.07 million | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 9.63 million | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 10.41 million | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 10.78 million | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 11.21 million | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.24 million | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 12.33 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.11 million | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 13.55 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 14.21 million | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 14.66 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 14.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.33 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 15.45 million | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in SDG: Least Developed Countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +75.2% | 2.72 million | 4.76 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.19 million | 2.72 million | 5.08 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.44 million | 5.32 million | 8.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.10 million | 8.68 million | 13.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.91 million | 14.21 million | 15.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 15.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 15.45 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 million in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release