Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic was 76.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 76.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 82.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2024.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 114th of 131 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 82.1% | — |
| 2017 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.8% | 81.5% | 82.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 76.6% | 81.8% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4194 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 76.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 114th out of 131 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 upper secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release