Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 97.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 97.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 98.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 1998.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 6th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 94.7% | — |
| 1999 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.0% | 94.7% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.5% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.8% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.2% | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 5.17 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 97.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ALECSO: 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 ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release