Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9799 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 0.9799 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9813 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7965 GPIA, in 1998.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8423 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.7965 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8116 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8279 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.836 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.846 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8322 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.799 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8188 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8207 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8286 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8489 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8593 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.884 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9057 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9143 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9154 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9251 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9398 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9403 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9488 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9531 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9616 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9701 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9805 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9813 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9799 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8168 GPIA | 0.7965 GPIA | 0.8423 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8317 GPIA | 0.799 GPIA | 0.8593 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.928 GPIA | 0.884 GPIA | 0.954 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9747 GPIA | 0.9616 GPIA | 0.9813 GPIA | 5 |
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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.9799 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9813 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7965 GPIA in 1998.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 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