Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 99.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 99.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2011.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.6% | — |
| 1998 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.7% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 74.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release