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 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
71st
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.5%
in 1997
All-time low
98.4%
in 2011
Years of data
28
1997–2024
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 99.2%, 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 99.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2011.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 99.5% | — |
| 1998 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.4% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 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 99.2% 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 99.5% 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 98.4% 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release