Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 14.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 14.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 28.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2019.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 75th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.6% | — |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 22.8% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 14.3% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 72 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.9% compare
- 73 Switzerland 6.8% compare
- 74 Brazil 6.8% compare
- 75 Luxembourg 6.7% compare
- 76 Dominica 6.7% compare
- 77 Antigua and Barbuda 6.7% compare
- 78 Argentina 6.5% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 14.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2019.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 75th out of 214 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release