Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 67.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
142nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
67.7%
in 2020
All-time low
17.2%
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 67.2%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 67.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1976.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 142nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.5% | — |
| 1971 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 18.1% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 17.2% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 17.4% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 20.2% | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 19.8% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 21.5% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 21.3% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 21.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 21.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 21.1% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 18.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 21.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 40.3% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 50.4% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 67.2% | 67.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 67.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release