Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 28.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 28.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 32.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1999.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.2% | — |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 26.6% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 27.7% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 27.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.17 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 28.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release