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 71.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 71.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.3% on the previous year and up 63.1% 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 71.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2023.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 6th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 53.2% | — |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +66.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 47.3% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 43.6% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 42.8% | 71.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 3 Cape Verde 80.9% compare
- 4 Eritrea 79.4% compare
- 5 Liberia 66.6% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 62.2% compare
- 7 Vanuatu 58.2% compare
- 8 Mozambique 53.9% compare
- 9 Burundi 53.0% compare
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 71.2% 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 71.2% in 2024.
- 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 42.8% in 2023.
- 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 6th 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 up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release