Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
48.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
48.8%
in 2021
All-time low
17.9%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 48.2%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 48.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1971.

That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 184th 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, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%) in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 18.2%
1971 17.9% -1.3%
1972 18.5% +3.0%
1973 18.9% +2.0%
1974 18.7% -0.7%
1975 19.0% +1.6%
1976 18.8% -1.2%
1977 19.7% +4.6%
1978 20.4% +3.9%
1979 21.3% +4.5%
1980 22.4% +4.8%
1981 22.1% -1.0%
1982 22.8% +2.8%
1983 23.4% +2.9%
1984 23.4% -0.1%
1985 23.2% -0.9%
1986 22.6% -2.3%
1987 22.8% +0.8%
1988 22.9% +0.1%
1989 22.8% -0.3%
1990 22.3% -2.0%
1991 23.3% +4.3%
1992 23.9% +2.6%
1993 24.6% +2.8%
1994 25.6% +4.4%
1995 26.5% +3.5%
1996 27.3% +2.8%
1997 27.8% +2.0%
1998 28.9% +3.9%
1999 29.6% +2.6%
2000 30.5% +3.0%
2001 31.8% +4.1%
2002 32.8% +3.2%
2003 33.5% +2.1%
2004 34.5% +3.0%
2005 34.9% +1.1%
2006 36.3% +3.9%
2007 37.1% +2.2%
2008 38.0% +2.5%
2009 39.9% +4.9%
2010 41.1% +3.1%
2011 41.7% +1.4%
2012 43.0% +3.2%
2013 44.4% +3.2%
2014 45.3% +2.2%
2015 45.6% +0.5%
2016 47.3% +3.7%
2017 47.1% -0.3%
2018 48.1% +2.2%
2019 48.4% +0.6%
2020 48.7% +0.6%
2021 48.8% +0.2%
2022 48.6% -0.4%
2023 48.2% -0.8%
2024 48.2% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19.1% 17.9% 21.3% 10
1980s 22.8% 22.1% 23.4% 10
1990s 26.0% 22.3% 29.6% 10
2000s 34.9% 30.5% 39.9% 10
2010s 45.2% 41.1% 48.4% 10
2020s 48.5% 48.2% 48.8% 5

Countries ranked near WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

  1. 181 Solomon Islands 50.3% compare
  2. 182 Yemen 50.2% compare
  3. 183 Pakistan 50.0% compare
  4. 184 Tokelau 48.9% compare
  5. 185 Guatemala 48.7% compare
  6. 186 Eritrea 47.8% compare
  7. 187 Honduras 47.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 48.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1971.
How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,762 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release