Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 80.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 80.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 83.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1995.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 203rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 49.4% | — |
| 1996 | 50.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 49.4% | 53.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 55.3% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 78.6% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 80.4% | 83.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 80.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1995.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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