Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 54.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 54.3% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 56.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1998.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 185th 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, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.9% | — |
| 1998 | 35.1% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 35.1% | 37.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 36.6% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 49.9% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.2% | 55.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % 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), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 54.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release