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 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 13.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 42.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2001.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.2% | — |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -72.0% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 10.9% | 42.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.5% | 13.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % 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 13.9% 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 42.2% in 1997.
- 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 10.5% in 2001.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 146th 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 up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release