Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 39.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 39.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 39.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1971.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 212th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.5% | — |
| 1971 | 8.9% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 9.7% | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 11.1% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 11.7% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 12.9% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 13.6% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 14.6% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 14.5% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 39.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 8.9% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 12.9% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 14.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 17.9% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 31.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.8% | 39.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 209 Niger 19.9% compare
- 210 Equatorial Guinea 17.8% compare
- 211 Haiti 17.2% compare
- 212 Central African Republic 15.8% compare
- 213 Somalia 3.3% compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 39.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release