Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9756 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9756 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
159th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9757 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8179 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 0.9756 GPIA.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9757 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8179 GPIA, in 1998.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 159th 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8223 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8179 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8367 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8463 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8533 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.859 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8635 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8566 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8786 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8894 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8959 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9055 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9135 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9239 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9245 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9304 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.935 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9403 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9511 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9517 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9517 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9516 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9563 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9674 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9756 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8256 GPIA | 0.8179 GPIA | 0.8367 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8762 GPIA | 0.8463 GPIA | 0.9135 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9416 GPIA | 0.9239 GPIA | 0.9563 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9707 GPIA | 0.9611 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 156 British Virgin Islands 0.978 GPIA compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9763 GPIA compare
- 158 Indonesia 0.9755 GPIA compare
- 159 Kenya 0.9741 GPIA compare
- 160 Niue 0.9727 GPIA compare
- 161 Comoros 0.9722 GPIA compare
- 162 Hong Kong, China 0.9721 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (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, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.9756 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9757 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8179 GPIA in 1998.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release