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 19.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
19.0%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
31.6%
in 1997
All-time low
14.6%
in 2002
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
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 19.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 31.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2002.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 31.6% | — |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -46.5% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 16.0% | 31.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.6% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.2% | 19.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 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 19.0% 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 31.6% 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 14.6% in 2002.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 138th 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 24.1%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release