Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9147 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, 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 0.9147 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9147 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6947 GPIA, in 1999.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 218th 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.697 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.6947 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7084 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7232 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7371 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7564 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7648 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.791 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7989 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7978 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8241 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8379 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8444 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8371 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.847 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8577 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8753 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8771 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8934 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8986 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8964 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9139 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9147 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6958 GPIA | 0.6947 GPIA | 0.697 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.774 GPIA | 0.7084 GPIA | 0.8379 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8741 GPIA | 0.8371 GPIA | 0.9139 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9147 GPIA | 0.9147 GPIA | 0.9147 GPIA | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (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) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.17 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.9147 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9147 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6947 GPIA in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release