Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general 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 … upper both sexes general 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in SDG: Least Developed Countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +29.5% | 65.7% | 85.1% |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (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