Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 23.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 23.2%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 31.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2024.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 62nd of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24.8% | — |
| 1998 | 24.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 24.8% | 25.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.2% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.2% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.3% compare
- 60 El Salvador 12.2% compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 11.7% compare
- 62 Dominica 11.7% compare
- 63 Yemen 11.5% compare
- 64 Belize 10.7% compare
- 65 Samoa 10.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 23.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 62nd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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