Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 53.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 53.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 54.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1998.
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 187th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.9% | — |
| 1998 | 31.6% | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 32.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 31.6% | 34.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 33.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 47.1% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.7% | 54.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 53.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1998.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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