Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 59.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 59.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 60.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1999.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 221st 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 and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.8% | — |
| 1999 | 49.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 50.4% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 58.0% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 59.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release