Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 84.7%, measured 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 86.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1999.
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 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), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1999.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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