Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 86.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Least developed countries, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Least developed countries stood at 86.4%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Least developed countries peaked at 87.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1997.
Least developed countries ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 65.0% | — |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 65.0% | 85.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 85.3% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 85.2% | 86.7% | 10 |
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Least developed countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Least developed countries was 86.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1997.
- How does Least developed countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
- Least developed countries ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.