Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 62.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
62.4%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
220th
of 221 groups
All-time high
64.7%
in 2010
All-time low
59.6%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 62.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 64.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1999.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 220th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.9% | — |
| 1999 | 59.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.7% | 59.6% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 60.3% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 62.8% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.4% | 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)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 62.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release