Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 79.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 79.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 82.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.7% | — |
| 1998 | 47.1% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 47.1% | 49.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 51.5% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 63.7% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 79.3% | 80.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 129 Timor-Leste 92.6% compare
- 130 Suriname 92.2% compare
- 131 Dominican Republic 91.1% compare
- 132 Ukraine 91.0% compare
- 133 Bhutan 90.3% compare
- 134 Saint Lucia 89.7% compare
- 135 Anguilla 89.3% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 79.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release