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 31.8% 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
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 31.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2020.
That represents a change of up 42.2% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 35.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2019.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 74th 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 | 35.7% | — |
| 2002 | 34.6% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 28.7% | 35.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 22.3% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 71 Costa Rica 10.8% compare
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5% compare
- 73 Myanmar 10.1% compare
- 74 Philippines 10.0% compare
- 75 Palau 9.8% compare
- 76 Paraguay 9.5% compare
- 77 Sierra Leone 9.0% 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 31.8% 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 35.7% 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 22.3% in 2019.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 74th 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 up 27.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release