Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9739 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9739 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9739 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6187 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 0.9739 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9739 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6187 GPIA, in 1971.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6259 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6187 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6395 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6361 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6331 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6413 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6484 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6755 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6892 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6948 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7057 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7281 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.749 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.728 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7503 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7429 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7494 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7595 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7749 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7819 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7916 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8033 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8079 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8136 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8192 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8112 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8117 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8174 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8225 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.842 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8502 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8571 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8617 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8702 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8694 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8921 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9054 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9114 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9184 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9263 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9335 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9288 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9397 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.954 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9547 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9526 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9517 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9575 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9616 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9721 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9738 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6502 GPIA | 0.6187 GPIA | 0.6948 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.747 GPIA | 0.7057 GPIA | 0.7819 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.814 GPIA | 0.7916 GPIA | 0.842 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8862 GPIA | 0.8502 GPIA | 0.9263 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9451 GPIA | 0.9288 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9697 GPIA | 0.9616 GPIA | 0.9739 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 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), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.9739 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9739 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6187 GPIA in 1971.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 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