Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 16.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification stood at 16.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 34.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2002.
That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 147th 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.3% | — |
| 1998 | 14.9% | -56.6% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 13.9% | 34.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.0% | 16.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- 144 Chad 3.2% compare
- 145 Sudan 3.2% compare
- 146 Nepal 2.2% compare
- 147 Equatorial Guinea 2.2% compare
- 148 Russian Federation 2.2% compare
- 149 Qatar 2.1% compare
- 150 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.1% compare
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 16.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2002.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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