Completion rate, primary education, male (%) in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Completion rate, primary education, male (%) was 63.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 63.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 63.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1990.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 36th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, male (%) in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.8% | — |
| 1991 | 36.3% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 35.8% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 41.9% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 51.8% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 59.9% | 63.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 63.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release