Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 31.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 31.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 49.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 21st out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.4% | — |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 45.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 34.0% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 31.4% | 33.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 31.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 21st out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release