Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.3734 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 0.3734 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.1% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 0.9151 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3734 GPIA, in 2024.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 169th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7809 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.808 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9151 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8724 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8524 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9106 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.904 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8724 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8927 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8508 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8497 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8796 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8037 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8144 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7475 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7709 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7797 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6712 GPIA | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6242 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6376 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5334 GPIA | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4656 GPIA | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.473 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6265 GPIA | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6681 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3734 GPIA | -44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7809 GPIA | 0.7809 GPIA | 0.7809 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8728 GPIA | 0.808 GPIA | 0.9151 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7262 GPIA | 0.5334 GPIA | 0.8796 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5213 GPIA | 0.3734 GPIA | 0.6681 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 0.3734 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9151 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3734 GPIA in 2024.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 169th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion 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 down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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