Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 93.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
93.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.7%
in 1971
All-time low
92.6%
in 1988
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 93.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 95.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 1988.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 78th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.7% | — |
| 1971 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 92.6% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.3% | 93.6% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.3% | 92.6% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 92.6% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 94.4% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 94.3% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.3% | 93.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 93.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 1988.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release