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 86.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
86.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
75th
of 221 groups
All-time high
89.5%
in 2001
All-time low
57.8%
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 86.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 89.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1997.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 75th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 57.8% | — |
| 1998 | 88.2% | +52.7% |
| 1999 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 57.8% | 89.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 87.2% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 88.0% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 86.1% | 87.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 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 86.1% 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 89.5% in 2001.
- 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 57.8% 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 75th 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 2.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release