Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 46.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
46.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
185th
of 221 groups
All-time high
47.2%
in 2021
All-time low
13.1%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 46.9% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 47.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1971.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.4% | — |
| 1971 | 13.1% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 13.8% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 13.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 13.8% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 14.2% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 14.7% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 15.4% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 16.4% | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 16.1% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 18.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 13.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 16.1% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 17.8% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 27.4% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 38.0% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.8% | 47.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (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 secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 46.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1971.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release