Progression to secondary school in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Progression to secondary school was 80.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Least developed countries: UN classification is 80.0%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 80.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 1984.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.2% | 55.6% | 59.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 55.4% | 52.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.7% | 59.0% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 71.2% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.8% | 80.8% | 8 |
More education data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9545 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 46.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Progression to secondary school in Least developed countries: UN classification was 80.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 1984.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).