Progression to secondary school, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Progression to secondary school, male was 80.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Least developed countries, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, male in Least developed countries is 80.0%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Least developed countries peaked at 81.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 1981.
That places Least developed countries 33rd out of 40 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 56.5% | — |
| 1978 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 53.8% | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 54.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 54.3% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 56.7% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 58.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 59.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 58.9% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 61.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.6% | 56.5% | 56.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 56.5% | 53.8% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 59.6% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 71.6% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 80.0% | 81.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3712 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Least developed countries?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Least developed countries was 80.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 1981.
- How does Least developed countries rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 33rd out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).