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 26.6% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 26.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 21.0% 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 44.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 27th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 41.5% | — |
| 2000 | 44.3% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 41.3% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 28.5% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 26.6% | 28.6% | 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)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
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 26.6% 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 44.3% 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 26.6% 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 27th out of 214 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 21.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release