Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 83.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 83.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 87.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 1997.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 65.7% | — |
| 1998 | 85.1% | +29.5% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 65.7% | 86.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 85.6% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 85.4% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.4% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 83.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 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