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 53.7% 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
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 53.7% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 53.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2006.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 143rd out of 208 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 31.2% | — |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 30.3% | 31.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 32.3% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 50.2% | 53.7% | 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 53.7% 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 53.7% 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 30.3% in 2006.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 143rd out of 208 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 26.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release