School enrollment, secondary in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: School enrollment, secondary was 38.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1976–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Least developed countries: UN classification is 38.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 38.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1977.
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.3% | 11.9% | 12.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 13.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 15.3% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 24.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 32.5% | 38.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
More education data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9545 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 46.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- School enrollment, secondary in Least developed countries: UN classification was 38.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1977.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.