Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 84.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 84.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 86.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 61.0% | — |
| 1998 | 60.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 60.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 60.6% | 61.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 62.4% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 81.7% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 84.5% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 172 Mauritania 83.9% compare
- 173 Micronesia, Federated States of 82.1% compare
- 174 Eritrea 81.1% compare
- 175 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80.2% compare
- 176 British Virgin Islands 79.5% compare
- 177 Angola 79.0% compare
- 178 Tanzania, United Republic of 78.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 84.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release