Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8856 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 0.8856 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.8856 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5084 GPIA, in 1999.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5156 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.5084 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.518 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5298 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6049 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6338 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6449 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6609 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6838 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.68 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7118 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7023 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7264 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7434 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7588 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7856 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.799 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8123 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.824 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8439 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8381 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8604 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8856 GPIA | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.512 GPIA | 0.5084 GPIA | 0.5156 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.637 GPIA | 0.518 GPIA | 0.7118 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7992 GPIA | 0.7264 GPIA | 0.8604 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8856 GPIA | 0.8856 GPIA | 0.8856 GPIA | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.8856 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8856 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5084 GPIA in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release