Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 54.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 54.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 54.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2005.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 151st of 217 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.6% | — |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 32.5% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 50.7% | 54.0% | 4 |
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)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 54.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2005.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 151st out of 217 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release