Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.1%
in 2020
All-time low
54.7%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 83.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 85.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 1998.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 174th 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, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55.0% | — |
| 1998 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 54.7% | 55.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 57.2% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 78.4% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.4% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 171 Suriname 83.8% compare
- 172 Comoros 82.8% compare
- 173 Micronesia, Federated States of 82.5% compare
- 174 Senegal 81.5% compare
- 175 Iraq 81.4% compare
- 176 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80.0% compare
- 177 Tanzania, United Republic of 79.9% 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 primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (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, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 83.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release