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 1.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
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 1.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 4.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2011.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 216th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.4% | — |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -31.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +136.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -65.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -38.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +75.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -44.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
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 1.3% 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 4.4% in 1998.
- 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 0.9% in 2011.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 216th 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 down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release