Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.4681 GPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 0.4681 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9785 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4681 GPIA, in 2020.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 147th out of 214 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8022 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8077 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8194 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8293 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8668 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8069 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8005 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8031 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7949 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9402 GPIA | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8057 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9785 GPIA | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8936 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7095 GPIA | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 0.657 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8951 GPIA | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6892 GPIA | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6354 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6423 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4681 GPIA | -27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8145 GPIA | 0.7949 GPIA | 0.8668 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7846 GPIA | 0.6354 GPIA | 0.9785 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4681 GPIA | 0.4681 GPIA | 0.4681 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.4681 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9785 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4681 GPIA in 2020.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 147th out of 214 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release