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 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.3%
Change on year
down 36.2%
Rank
75th
of 214 groups
All-time high
73.5%
in 2021
All-time low
25.6%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 31.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 36.2% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 73.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1998.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 75th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 42.8% | — |
| 1998 | 25.6% | -40.3% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | +50.3% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +40.9% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +96.7% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | -36.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 25.6% | 42.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 26.3% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 29.1% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 31.3% | 73.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 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
- 78 Mali 8.9% 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 31.3% 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 73.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 75th out of 214 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 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release