Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9108 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 0.9108 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.9108 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6535 GPIA, in 1999.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 212th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6566 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.6535 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6639 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6755 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7031 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7156 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7277 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7503 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7635 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7633 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7874 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7998 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8098 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8121 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8243 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8422 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8524 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8664 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8783 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8876 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8867 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9058 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9108 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.655 GPIA | 0.6535 GPIA | 0.6566 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.735 GPIA | 0.6639 GPIA | 0.7998 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8566 GPIA | 0.8098 GPIA | 0.9058 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9108 GPIA | 0.9108 GPIA | 0.9108 GPIA | 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.9108 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9108 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6535 GPIA in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release