Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (upper both) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (upper both) was 56.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 56.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 56.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (upper both) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.0% | — |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +446.7% |
| 1999 | 28.9% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (upper both) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +446.7% | 5.0% | 27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 5.0% | 28.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 28.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 37.6% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 56.0% | 56.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 56.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release