Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 66.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 66.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 75.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 127th out of 143 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 74.4% | — |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.9% | 74.4% | 75.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 66.3% | 75.7% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 66.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 127th out of 143 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release