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 24.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 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 ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 24.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% 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 42.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2015.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 73rd 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 ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 38.2% | — |
| 1998 | 42.2% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 38.2% | 42.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 25.9% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.8% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.3% | 24.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
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 24.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 1998.
- 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 22.8% in 2015.
- 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 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- 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 up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release