Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 76.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
76.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
78.5%
in 2018
All-time low
62.7%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1997–2023

0204060801997201020231997: 67.1 %1998: 62.7 %1999: 64.7 %2000: 65.6 %2001: 68.8 %2002: 68.7 %2003: 67.7 %2004: 69.5 %2005: 70.4 %2006: 70.9 %2007: 72.1 %2008: 73.5 %2009: 73.6 %2010: 74.2 %2011: 75.4 %2012: 76.7 %2013: 78 %2014: 77.8 %2015: 78.3 %2016: 78.3 %2017: 78.5 %2018: 78.5 %2019: 78.5 %2020: 78.3 %2021: 77.4 %2022: 76.7 %2023: 76.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 76.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 78.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 1998.

That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1997 to 2023.
Year % Change
1997 67.1%
1998 62.7% -6.6%
1999 64.7% +3.2%
2000 65.6% +1.4%
2001 68.8% +4.9%
2002 68.7% -0.2%
2003 67.7% -1.5%
2004 69.5% +2.7%
2005 70.4% +1.3%
2006 70.9% +0.6%
2007 72.1% +1.8%
2008 73.5% +1.9%
2009 73.6% +0.1%
2010 74.2% +0.8%
2011 75.4% +1.6%
2012 76.7% +1.7%
2013 78.0% +1.7%
2014 77.8% -0.3%
2015 78.3% +0.6%
2016 78.3% +0.1%
2017 78.5% +0.2%
2018 78.5% +0.0%
2019 78.5% -0.1%
2020 78.3% -0.3%
2021 77.4% -1.1%
2022 76.7% -0.8%
2023 76.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.9% 62.7% 67.1% 3
2000s 70.1% 65.6% 73.6% 10
2010s 77.4% 74.2% 78.5% 10
2020s 77.3% 76.7% 78.3% 4

Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

  1. 143 Kazakhstan 66.2% compare
  2. 144 Sweden 66.0% compare
  3. 145 Dominican Republic 65.9% compare
  4. 146 China 65.5% compare
  5. 147 Costa Rica 65.4% compare
  6. 148 France 64.4% compare
  7. 149 Belarus 63.2% compare

See the full ranking of 409 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 76.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 1998.
How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
409 places, 9,567 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release